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Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.

Horace

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

Envy Punishment Tyrant
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
HORACE

Admiration Lost Mean
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
HORACE

Home Life Night
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
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
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

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

Car Men Wheels
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

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

Plunder Time Year
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave

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