Horace

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not.

Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not.

To have begun is to have done half the task; dare to be wise.

To have begun is to have done half the task; dare to be wise.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.