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Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
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
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
HORACE

Half Job Sensible
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
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
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
HORACE

Grief Limit Men
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet
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
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs

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