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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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Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
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Fire Neighbor Wall
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
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
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
One cannot know everything.
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Everything Know Knowledge
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
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
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
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Fern Field Fire Out
I praise her (Fortune) while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty.
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Last Poverty Wing
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational

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