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People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
HORACE

Country House People
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
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 good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
HORACE

Owner Poor Thief
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
HORACE

Difficulty Intervention Worthy
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve

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