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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.)

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A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

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

Gravem Need War Wine
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
Half is done when the beginning is done.
HORACE

Country Half Happen People
Remember to be calm in adversity.
HORACE

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

First Money Wealth
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
HORACE

Inspirational Life Motivational
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACE

Destiny End Try
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
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
HORACE

Men Poetry Rate
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
HORACE

Love Ready Sweet

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.)

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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.)

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