Occupation: Poet Birth: December 8, 65 Bc Death: November 27, 8 Bc
He tells old wives' tales much to the point..
A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth..
Joy, grief, desire or fear, whate'er the name The passion bears, its influence is the same; Where things exceed your hope or fall below, You stare, l….
I have reared a memorial more enduring than brass, and loftier than the regal structure of the pyramids, which neither the corroding shower nor the p….
Those who cross the sea, change sky, but not soul..
Being, be bold and venture to be wise..
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance..
Nothing's beautiful from every point of view..
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it..
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….
What exile from his country is able to escape from himself?.
He is not poor who has a competency..
No master can make me swear blind obedience..
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..
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful with that which is agreeable..
Do not try to find out - we're forbidden to know - what end the gods have in store for me, or for you..
All singers have this fault: if asked to sing among friends they are never so inclined; if unasked, they never leave off..
There is no such thing as perfect happiness..
Make a good use of the present..
No one is content with his own lot..
Money amassed either serves us or rules us..