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People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
HORACE

Country House People
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACE

Destiny End Try
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
HORACE

Car Men Wheels
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.
HORACE

Owner Poor Thief
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.
HORACE

Fault Imperfection Poetry
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

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

Character Consistent Last
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave

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