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How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.

Horace

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
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
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
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
HORACE

Birth Fall Joy Note
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
HORACE

Cover Lake Rivers Sea
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
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Joyful Moment Victory
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
HORACE

Country Ease People Rich
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
HORACE

Authorship Care Write
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
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Difficulty Intervention Worthy
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste

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