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The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.

Horace

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
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
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
HORACE

Gravem Need War Wine
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
By the favour of the heavens
HORACE

Favour Heaven Religious
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
HORACE

Badly Life People Privacy
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
HORACE

Difficulty Explanation Involve
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.]
HORACE

Brain Hard Work Nail
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
HORACE

Half Job Sensible

The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.

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