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Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
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Affair Business Other People
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
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Death King Tower
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
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.
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Fault Imperfection Poetry
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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Joy Laughter Love People
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
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Birth Fall Joy Note
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Gravem Need War Wine
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Car Men Wheels

Being, be bold and venture to be wise.

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