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

Country Ease People Rich
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve
I praise her (Fortune) while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty.
HORACE

Last Poverty Wing
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
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
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency

Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.

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