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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.

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Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
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
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
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
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
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
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
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
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue

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.

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