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Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
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.
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Home Life Night
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Gravem Need War Wine
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

Mind Spill Superfluous
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
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Circumstances Endeavor Myself

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