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The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.

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I praise her (Fortune) while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty.
HORACE

Last Poverty Wing
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
HORACE

Degrees Last Men
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
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Depress People Think
The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
HORACE

Home Life Night
Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember

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