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

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
HORACE

Depress People Think
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
HORACE

Plunder Time Year
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
HORACE

Fire Neighbor Wall
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

Mind Spill Superfluous
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People

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