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Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.

Horace

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

Home May Think
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
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
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
HORACE

Admiration Lost Mean
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
HORACE

Owner Poor Thief
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

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

Fate Hand Name
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
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength

Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.

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