Maxioms by Horace
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.
If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.
If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.
He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.
He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.
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.
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbour.
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbour.