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Zitat des Tages von Horace:

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

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Anger is a short madness.

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A word once uttered can never be recalled.

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It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.

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The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

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He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

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Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

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Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

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If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

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You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

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Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.

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Labor diligently to increase your property.

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It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.

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Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.

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I never think at all when I write. Nobody can do two things at the same time and do them both well.

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We are free to yield to truth.

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It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.

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This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist.

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It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

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Fidelity is the sister of justice.

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A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

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It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.

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He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world.

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Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.

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You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.

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A picture is a poem without words.

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Make a good use of the present.

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Every old poem is sacred.

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Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings.

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Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

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Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

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It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.

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Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.

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Leave the rest to the gods.

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We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

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Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.

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