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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
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
HORACE

Degrees Last Men
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

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

Joyful Moment Victory
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today
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
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
HORACE

Inspirational Life Motivational
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
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
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine

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