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

Horace

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
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
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
HORACE

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

Motivational Positive Wise
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense

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

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