Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another. Homer on honesty
There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends. Homer on marriage
Wise to resolve, and patient to perform. Homer on patience
To him who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear. Homer on prayer
A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much. Homer on success
Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better. Richard Hooker on change
Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success. Jim Backus on success
Being oppressed means the absence of choices. Bell Hooks on absence
Ambition: The glorious frailty of the noble mind. Hoole on ambition
You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. Bob Hope on age
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. Horace on adversity
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. Horace on adversity
Nothing's beautiful from every point of view. Horace on beauty
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. Horace on death
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor. Horace on envy
It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while. Horace on fool
Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself. Horace on freedom
That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided. Horace on idleness
Fidelity is the sister of justice. Horace on justice
Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life. Horace on learning