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He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!

Horace

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

Greedy Mind Praise
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
HORACE

Death King Tower
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
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
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
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!

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