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Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.

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Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

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

Plunder Time Year
Half is done when the beginning is done.
HORACE

Country Half Happen People
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
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
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
HORACE

Authorship Care Write
By the favour of the heavens
HORACE

Favour Heaven Religious
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACE

Destiny End Try
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
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

Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.

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