“He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin!”

— Horace, Epistles, Book I, epistle ii, lines 40–41

About Horace

65 BC – 8 BC

Roman lyric poet, author of the "Odes" and "Satires".

“Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings.”

“It is right for him who asks forgiveness for his offenses to grant it to others.”

“Seize the day, believing as little as possible in the morrow.”

“Look with favor upon a bold beginning.”

“There is always a philosophy for lack of courage.”

“All great truths begin as blasphemies.”

“When public opinion changes, it is with the rapidity of thought.”

“Love is ever the beginning of Knowledge as fire is of light.”

“A change of opinions is almost unknown in an elderly military man.”