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The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
HORACE

Home Life Night
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
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
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
Half is done when the beginning is done.
HORACE

Country Half Happen People
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve
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
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
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
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men

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