“Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.”

— Horace, Satires, Book I, satire ix, line 59

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.”

“In this life we get nothing save by effort.”

“The reward of labour is life.”

“Why should I let the toad work / Squat on my life?”

“The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.”

“Each of us lives only now, this brief instant.”

“Life is our dictionary.”