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Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.

Horace

Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.
HORACE

Discarde Perceive Return
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

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

Aim Brevity Obscure
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
HORACE

Grief Limit Men
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

Eye Mind Trust
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs

Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.

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