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Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.

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

Country Ease People Rich
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
HORACE

Gravem Need War Wine
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
HORACE

Increase Money Owner Slave
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
HORACE

Character Consistent Last
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACE

Irrevocably Literature People Word
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
HORACE

Advice Funny Simple Life
There is a middle ground in things.
HORACE

Ground Latin Middle
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
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Owner Poor Thief

Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.

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