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

Book Fate Live Today
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Half is done when the beginning is done.
HORACE

Country Half Happen People
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
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
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
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
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
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
HORACE

Fate Hand Name
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life

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