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

Horace

By the favour of the heavens
HORACE

Favour Heaven Religious
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

Eye Mind Trust
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
Half is done when the beginning is done.
HORACE

Country Half Happen People
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
HORACE

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

Mistake Ridiculous Same
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
HORACE

Car Men Wheels
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
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
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War

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