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

Horace

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

Hate Sin Virtue
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
HORACE

Difficulty Intervention Worthy
Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
One cannot know everything.
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Everything Know Knowledge
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

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

Fire Neighbor Wall
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Gravem Need War Wine
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
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Authorship Care Write
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
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Home May Think
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise

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

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