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

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

Increase Money Owner Slave
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
HORACE

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

Men Poetry Rate
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
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
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men

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