A picture is a poem without words.
Horace
The pen is the tongue of the mind.
Don't think, just do.
Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.
You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.
A word once uttered can never be recalled.
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings.
Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
Anger is a short madness.
It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.
Fidelity is the sister of justice.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
He has the deed half done who has made a beginning.
Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.
Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.
We are just statistics, born to consume resources.
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.
The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.
Life is largely a matter of expectation.
When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.
Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.
Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.
Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.
He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.
It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.
In adversity remember to keep an even mind.
I strive to be brief but I become obscure.
No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.
We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.
Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.
