A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them. – Horace
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth. – Horace
Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life. – Horace
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity. – Horace
We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest. – Horace
