Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.

To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
HORACE

Half Job Sensible
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

Badly Life People Privacy
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
HORACE

Grief Limit Men
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust

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