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The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.

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

Character Consistent Last
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
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
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
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
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve

The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.

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