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Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

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

Face Good Men Sense
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

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

Home May Think
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
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
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
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Fate Hand Name
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious

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