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Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.

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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
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
HORACE

Owner Poor Thief
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

Eye Mind Trust
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
HORACE

Brain Hard Work Nail

Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.

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