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Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.

Horace

Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

Mind Spill Superfluous
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
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
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
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
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
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
HORACE

Owner Poor Thief
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity

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