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Horace

Horace

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The wise withdraw, the mischievous take advantage, and only fools admire.

Horace

Horace

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Pale death calls both to the humble cottages and to the towers of kings.

Horace

Horace

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Get money above all else, virtue will come afterwards.

Horace

Horace

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In adverse fortune, genius is often revealed; in prosperity, it is hidden.

Horace

Horace

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Justice, although it limps, rarely fails to catch up with the criminal in its pursuit.

Horace

Horace

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Where many beauties shine, a few blemishes should not offend, from which human nature rarely escapes.

Horace

Horace

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All the tyrants of Sicily have never invented a greater torment than envy.