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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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Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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Mind Spill Superfluous
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
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
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
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Fate Hand Name
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
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Circumstances Endeavor Myself
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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Give Labor Life Men
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
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Difficulty Intervention Worthy

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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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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