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With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.

Horace

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.]
HORACE

Brain Hard Work Nail
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
HORACE

Inspirational Life Motivational
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
HORACE

Circumstances Endeavor Myself
I praise her (Fortune) while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty.
HORACE

Last Poverty Wing
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 it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency

With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.

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