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Horace

The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
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Circumstances Endeavor Myself
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
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Degrees Last Men
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
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Joyful Moment Victory
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
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.
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Last Poverty Wing
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
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
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
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Men Time Year
One cannot know everything.
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Everything Know Knowledge
A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
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
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
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Conceited Race Self
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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Give Labor Life Men
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
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

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