Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.

Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

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

First Money Wealth
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

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

Dark Death Needs
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
HORACE

Degrees Last Men
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth

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