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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

Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
HORACE

Half Job Sensible
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.
HORACE

Discarde Perceive Return
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
HORACE

Degrees Last Men
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
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
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
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
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
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
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires

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.]

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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.]

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