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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
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
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.
HORACE

Fault Imperfection Poetry
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

Badly Life People Privacy
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

Mind Spill Superfluous
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
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Degrees Last Men
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last

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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