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

Horace

Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
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
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.
HORACE

Discarde Perceive Return
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
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
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
HORACE

Authorship Care Write
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
HORACE

Mean Money Stills
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness

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

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