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

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

Half Job Sensible
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
HORACE

Circumstances Endeavor Myself
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
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
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
HORACE

Grief Limit Men
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
HORACE

Gravem Need War Wine
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
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACE

Destiny End Try
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

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