Horace 65 - 8 BC

"There is moderation in everything."

"Scholars dispute, and the case is still before the courts."

"I strive to be brief, and I become obscure."

"Tiresome, complaining, a praiser of past times."

"A poem is like a painting."

"If possible honestly, if not. Somehow, make money."

"We are just statistics, born to consume resources."

"Not bound to swear allegiance to any master, wherever the wind takes me I travel as a visitor."

"To have begun is half the job: be bold and be sensible."

"Anger is a short madness."

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

"And once sent out, a word takes wing beyond recall."

"For it is your business, when the wall next door catches fire."

"Skilled or unskilled, we all scribble poems."

"Never despair."

"While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: seize the day, put no trust in the future."

"Ah me, Postumus. Postumus, the fleeting years are slipping by."

"Lovely and honorable it is to die for one's country."

"Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: it's good to be silly at the right moment."