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The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
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Exercise Health Try
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
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
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Character Consistent Last
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
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
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
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
Never without a shilling in my purse.
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Emotion People Purse Shilling

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