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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

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

Country Ease People Rich
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
HORACE

Half Job Sensible
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.]
HORACE

Authorship Care Write
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture 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
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
HORACE

Degrees Last Men
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
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Men Time Year
Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate

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.

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