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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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Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
HORACE

Circumstances Endeavor Myself
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
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
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Depress People Think
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

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

First Money Wealth
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle

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