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The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

Horace

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

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

Fern Field Fire Out
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
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
HORACE

Gravem Need War Wine
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

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