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

Horace

It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
HORACE

Death King Tower
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACE

Destiny End Try
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
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth

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

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