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Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)

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

Plunder Time Year
I praise her (Fortune) while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty.
HORACE

Last Poverty Wing
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

Mind Spill Superfluous
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
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
HORACE

Inspirational Life Motivational
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

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

Joyful Moment Victory
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect

Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)

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Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)

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