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

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Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
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
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
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
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
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
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth

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

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