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.)

Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
HORACE

Emotion Forth Future Thankful
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

Eye Mind Trust
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
HORACE

Grief Limit Men
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
One cannot know everything.
HORACE

Everything Know Knowledge
Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.
HORACE

Fault Imperfection Poetry
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
Don’t waste the opportunity.
HORACE

Country Opportunity People Waste
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
HORACE

Day Morrow Seize Trust
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
HORACE

Home May Think

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