Horace

"Who neglects to drink his daily draught of bitter medicine shall not be led by hope to a joyful grave."

"Relinquish your attempts at immortality and achieve a better thing—to live well."

"The mediocre mind is concerned with form; the superior mind concerns itself with essence."

"Poetry brings new language into being and refreshes the words which are half dead."

"The rich and poor are not made by the abundance or scarcity of money, but by their affections."

"False hope is worse than despair."

"The arts of peace are wonderful; but are we sure that the fruit of it is not a softer despotism?"

"A rule of art is but the concise record of someone's experience."

"Wisdom prepares us for the worst that may come."

"Harmony is pure love, for it unites in a way that nothing else can."

"The bow that's always bent will quickly break."

"Dare to be wise; begin!"

"No tyranny is so absolute as that which is wielded by the majority."

"The greatest king is he who can see the end without rushing towards it."

"Consider that every day in which you do not advance in your purpose is a day lost."

"The love of money is the root of all evil, yet money is the fruit of all labor."

"Better to master one area than many superficially."

"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do."

"In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds."

"The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations."

"Our perception of the world is relative to our degree of development."

"Whoever conquers himself is greater than one who conquers a thousand enemies."

"Men do not cease to love because they grow old; they grow old because they cease to love."

"In music there is no blemish but in the performance."

"The greatest love is born of the greatest understanding."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"There is nothing in the world that does not have difficult times."

"A heart without doubt is a heart without depth."

"The purpose of life is not happiness. It is usefulness, honor, goodness, and prestige."

"War makes thieves, and peace hangs them."