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Never without a shilling in my purse.

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Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

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

Car Men Wheels
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACE

Destiny End Try
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
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.
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Owner Poor Thief
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

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

First Money Wealth

Never without a shilling in my purse.

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