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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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It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
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
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
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
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
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
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment

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

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