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The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

Horace

Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.
HORACE

Discarde Perceive Return
Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.
HORACE

Fault Imperfection Poetry
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
HORACE

Men Time Year
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
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Owner Poor Thief
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
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Grief Limit Men
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
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Brain Hard Work Nail
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
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Destiny End Try
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

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