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Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.

Horace

He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
HORACE

Brain Hard Work Nail
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
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
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
HORACE

Death King Tower
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
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
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness

Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.

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