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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
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
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.)
HORACE

Men Time Year
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
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
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
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
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War

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