Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.

Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
HORACE

Inspirational Life Motivational
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
HORACE

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

Anger Cut Punishment
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
HORACE

Birth Fall Joy Note

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