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

Character Consistent Last
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
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
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

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

Give Labor Life Men
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
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
HORACE

Fate Hand Name
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
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.
HORACE

Last Poverty Wing

One cannot know everything.

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