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

Horace

Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
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First Money Wealth
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
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
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Difficulty Intervention Worthy
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
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Depress People Think
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
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Affair Business Other People
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
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.
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Home Life Night
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
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Men Poetry Rate
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
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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Book Fate Live Today

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