Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.
HoraceRead
He's arm'd without that's innocent within; _x000D_ Be this thy Screen, and this thy Wall of Brass.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Inner virtue and honesty protect and empower an individual more than external appearances.
This quote by Horace suggests that true strength comes from an individual's inner qualities and moral integrity rather than from external protection or appearances. The metaphor of being 'arm'd' with innocence implies that a pure heart and clear conscience serve as a formidable shield against challenges and adversities in life.
Themes
InnocenceStrengthMoralityInner VirtueProtection
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about the importance of integrity in leadership.
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
We are not to preach the doing of good things; good deeds are not to be preached, they are to be performed.
Oswald ChambersRead
To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.
Marcus AureliusRead
Such as are in immediate fear of a losing their estates, of banishment, or of slavery, live in perpetual anguish, and lose all appetite and repose; whereas such as are actually poor, slaves, or exiles, ofttimes live as merrily as other folk.
Michel De MontaigneRead
The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.
Czeslaw MiloszRead
I think what's really happening is that a dialogue opens up between the ego and these larger, more integrated parts of the psyche that are normally hidden from view.
Terence MckennaRead
We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.
Arthur SchopenhauerRead