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

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The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
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
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
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.)
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Men Time Year
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
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Difficulty Intervention Worthy
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
HORACE

Country House People
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
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First Money Wealth
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste

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