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The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.

Horace

Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
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
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 adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

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

Motivational Positive Wise
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
HORACE

Birth Fall Joy Note
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment

The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.

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