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The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.

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

Fire Neighbor Wall
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
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Difficulty Intervention Worthy
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
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
Never without a shilling in my purse.
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Emotion People Purse Shilling
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Mean Money Stills
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
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Irrevocably Literature People Word
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
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Men Poetry Rate

The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.

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