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Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
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
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
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
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
HORACE

Gravem Need War Wine
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness

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