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Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.

Horace

Rule your mind or it will rule you.
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
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
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
HORACE

Anger Cut Punishment
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
HORACE

Depress People Think
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
HORACE

Mistake Ridiculous Same
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

Adversity Calm Remember
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
HORACE

Mind Spill Superfluous
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
HORACE

Joy Laughter Love People
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
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
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.

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