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Being, be bold and venture to be wise.

Horace

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Perfect Perfect Happiness
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
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Home May Think
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
HORACE

Half Job Sensible
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
HORACE

Difficulty Intervention Worthy
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Gravem Need War Wine
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
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Fate Hand Name
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve

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