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

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Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
HORACE

Difficulty Intervention Worthy
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
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
HORACE

Death King Tower
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
Half is done when the beginning is done.
HORACE

Country Half Happen People
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

Badly Life People Privacy

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

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