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

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Anger is brief madness
HORACE

Anger Brief Madness
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
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
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
HORACE

Men Time Year
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
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
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
HORACE

Military Venture Wise
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
HORACE

Book Fate Live Today

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