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Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.

Horace

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

Plunder Time Year
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
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 populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
HORACE

Birth Fall Joy Note
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
HORACE

Depress People Think
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
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
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

Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.

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