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Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.

Horace

The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
HORACE

Death King Tower
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
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
HORACE

Brain Hard Work Nail
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

Mind Spill Superfluous
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge

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