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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
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
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
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
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
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
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, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
HORACE

Degrees Last Men
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure

Never without a shilling in my purse.

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