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People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.

Horace

One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

Eye Mind Trust
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
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
HORACE

Country House People
Half is done when the beginning is done.
HORACE

Country Half Happen People
The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
HORACE

Home Life Night
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
HORACE

Admiration Lost Mean
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
HORACE

Half Job Sensible
Seest thou how pale the sated guest rises from supper, where the appetite is puzzled with varieties? The body, too, burdened with I yesterday’s excess, weighs down the soul, and fixes to the earth this particle of the divine essence.
HORACE

Essence Soul Yesterday
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
HORACE

Gravem Need War Wine

People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.

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