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The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.

Horace

Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
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.]
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Brain Hard Work Nail
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
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Destiny End Try
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.
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Discarde Perceive Return
Half is done when the beginning is done.
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Country Half Happen People
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 envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
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Men Time Year
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul

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