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Half is done when the beginning is done.
HORACE

Country Half Happen People
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

Acquire Flames Strength
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
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

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

Home May Think
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
HORACE

Inspirational Life Motivational
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
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
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
HORACE

Admiration Lost Mean
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

Mind Spill Superfluous
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter

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