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He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.

Horace

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
Never without a shilling in my purse.
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Emotion People Purse Shilling
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
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
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
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
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
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Birth Fall Joy Note
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
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Affair Business Other People
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
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
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
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Mean Money Stills

He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.

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