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

Horace

The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think
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
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
HORACE

Depress People Think
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

Eye Mind Trust
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

Badly Life People Privacy
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
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
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

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

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