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Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.

Horace

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

Anger Cut Punishment
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
HORACE

Admiration Lost Mean
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
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
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
HORACE

Country House People
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
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
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think
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

Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.

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