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The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.

Horace

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

Fern Field Fire Out
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine
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
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
HORACE

Degrees Last Men
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
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
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

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

Men Poetry Rate
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
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
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think

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