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Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
HORACE

Gravem Need War Wine
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

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

Face Good Men Sense
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
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
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

Mind Spill Superfluous
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
Seest thou how pale the sated guest rises from supper, where the appetite is puzzled with varieties? The body, too, burdened with I yesterday’s excess, weighs down the soul, and fixes to the earth this particle of the divine essence.
HORACE

Essence Soul Yesterday
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same

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