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

Gravem Need War Wine
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
HORACE

Car Men Wheels
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
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
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
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
HORACE

Owner Poor Thief
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve

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