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I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.

Horace

What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

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

Fire Neighbor Wall
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
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
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
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
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
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
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Brain Hard Work Nail
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start

I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.

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