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Horace

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

Face Good Men Sense
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
HORACE

Authorship Care Write
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
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
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
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

Eye Mind Trust
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength

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