Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.
HoraceRead
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Hard work is essential for achieving anything worthwhile in life.
Horace's quote underscores the importance of effort and dedication in attaining our goals. It suggests that life does not easily provide us with successes or rewards; instead, we must actively engage in hard work to earn them. This perspective encourages a proactive approach to life, where individuals take responsibility for their achievements through perseverance and commitment.
Themes
Hard WorkEffortSuccessDedicationAchievement
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can inspire students to put in more effort into their studies.
More from Horace
All quotes βNow is the time for drinking; now the time to beat the earth with unfettered foot.
HoraceRead
Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.
HoraceRead
It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.
HoraceRead
It is not the rich man you should properly call happy, _x000D_ but him who knows how to use with wisdom the blessings of the gods, _x000D_ to endure hard poverty, and who fears dishonor worse than death, _x000D_ and is not afraid to die for cherished friends or fatherland.
HoraceRead
Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this side of the river. But those who when they know the law follow the path of the law, they shall reach the other shore and go beyond the realm of death.
HoraceRead
Similar quotes
Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.
Bertrand RussellRead
So, friends, every day do something that won't compute...Give your approval to all you cannot understand...Ask the questions that have no answers. Put your faith in two inches of humus that will build under the trees every thousand years...Laugh. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts....Practice resurrection.
Wendell BerryRead
Hell's waking up every goddamn day and not even knowing why you're here.
Frank MillerRead
The Prophet is bound to report the truth occasionally," said Dumbledore, "if only accidentally.
J. K. RowlingRead
We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice.
Henry David ThoreauRead
I will not just live my life. I will not just spend my life. I will invest my life.
Helen KellerRead