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

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

Greedy Mind Praise
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
HORACE

Birth Fall Joy Note
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

Badly Life People Privacy
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
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
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness

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