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

Horace

The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
HORACE

Home Life Night
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

Badly Life People Privacy
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
HORACE

Car Men Wheels
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment

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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