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

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

Joyful Moment Victory
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
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

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

Anger Cut Punishment
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
By the favour of the heavens
HORACE

Favour Heaven Religious
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
HORACE

Difficulty Intervention Worthy
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
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
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try

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