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

Gravem Need War Wine
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

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

Home May Think
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

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

Character Consistent Last
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
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
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
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word

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