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Horace

Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
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Fate Hand Name
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
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
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
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
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
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Authorship Care Write
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War

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