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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

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
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
I praise her (Fortune) while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty.
HORACE

Last Poverty Wing
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
HORACE

Brain Hard Work Nail
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
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
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
HORACE

Men Time Year
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
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
HORACE

Admiration Lost Mean

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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