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Never without a shilling in my purse.

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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
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
HORACE

Car Men Wheels
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
HORACE

Country House People
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
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

Badly Life People Privacy
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
HORACE

Depress People Think
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
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

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

Envy Punishment Tyrant

Never without a shilling in my purse.

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