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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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A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Mean Money Stills
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
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
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.]
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Brain Hard Work Nail
A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
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Country House People
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
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Owner Poor Thief
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
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Degrees Last Men
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge

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