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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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Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
HORACE

Circumstances Endeavor Myself
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
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
HORACE

Car Men Wheels
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
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!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
By the favour of the heavens
HORACE

Favour Heaven Religious

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