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What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.

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

Mistake Ridiculous Same
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
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
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
HORACE

Authorship Care Write
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
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
By the favour of the heavens
HORACE

Favour Heaven Religious
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
HORACE

Ask Enough Sufficiency
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
HORACE

Inspirational Life Motivational
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth

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