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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.

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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.
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Fault Imperfection Poetry
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
HORACE

Admiration Lost Mean
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Seest thou how pale the sated guest rises from supper, where the appetite is puzzled with varieties? The body, too, burdened with I yesterday’s excess, weighs down the soul, and fixes to the earth this particle of the divine essence.
HORACE

Essence Soul Yesterday
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
HORACE

Half Job Sensible
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
HORACE

Degrees Last Men
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
By the favour of the heavens
HORACE

Favour Heaven Religious
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
HORACE

Authorship Care Write
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth

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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