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

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

Men Poetry Rate
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
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
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
HORACE

Birth Fall Joy Note
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

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

Think Wise Write

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

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