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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
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
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
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

Badly Life People Privacy
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
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
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
HORACE

Gravem Need War Wine
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

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

Car Men Wheels
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year

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