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

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How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
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
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
HORACE

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

Book Fate Live Today
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

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

Men Poetry Rate
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise

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

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