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Horace

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

Men Poetry Rate
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
Half is done when the beginning is done.
HORACE

Country Half Happen People
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

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

Country Ease People Rich
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
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember

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