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

Mind Spill Superfluous
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

Eye Mind Trust
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

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

Joyful Moment Victory
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
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

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

Fire Neighbor Wall
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
HORACE

Home Life Night
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
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
HORACE

Admiration Lost Mean

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