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Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.

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He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
HORACE

Motivational Positive Wise
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
HORACE

Inspirational Life Motivational
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
HORACE

Circumstances Endeavor Myself
Punishment follows close on crime.
HORACE

Crime Follow Punishment
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
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
By the favour of the heavens
HORACE

Favour Heaven Religious
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
HORACE

Fate Hand Name
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
HORACE

Home Life Night
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

Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.

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