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Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.

Horace

Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

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

First Money Wealth
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

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

Destiny End Try
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
HORACE

Car Men Wheels
Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.
HORACE

Fault Imperfection Poetry
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think

Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.

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