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

Horace

One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
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
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

Mind Spill Superfluous
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
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
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
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency

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