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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.)

Horace

Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.
HORACE

Fault Imperfection Poetry
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
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
By the favour of the heavens
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
HORACE

Country House People
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

Badly Life People Privacy

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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