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He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!

Horace

How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
HORACE

Greedy Mind Praise
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
HORACE

Men Time Year
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
HORACE

Car Men Wheels
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
HORACE

Difficulty Intervention Worthy

He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!

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