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Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
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
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
HORACE

Birth Fall Joy Note
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
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
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
HORACE

Fate Hand Name
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
By the favour of the heavens
HORACE

Favour Heaven Religious
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try

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