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

Horace

Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
HORACE

Difficulty Intervention Worthy
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
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.
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Home Life Night
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
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think
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
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Gravem Need War Wine
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
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
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write
I praise her (Fortune) while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty.
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Last Poverty Wing
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.
HORACE

Fault Imperfection Poetry
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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Give Labor Life Men
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
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Character Consistent Last

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

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