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Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
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
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful

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