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  • The common people are but ill judges of a man's merits; they are slaves to fame, and their eyes are dazzled with the pomp of titles and large retinue. No wonder, then, that they bestow their honors on those who least deserve them.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Horace Quotes , Eye Quotes , Men Quotes
  • It is not the rich man you should properly call happy, but him who knows how to use with wisdom the blessings of the gods, to endure hard poverty, and who fears dishonor worse than death, and is not afraid to die for cherished friends or fatherland.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Horace Quotes , Men Quotes , Blessing Quotes
  • Thou oughtest to know, since thou livest near the gods. [Lat., Scire, deos quoniam propius contingis, oportet.]
  • 5 years ago



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