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

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A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
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Circumstances Endeavor Myself
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
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Authorship Care Write
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
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Fate Hand Name
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
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

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

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

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