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The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]

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What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
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Men Poetry Rate
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
Seest thou how pale the sated guest rises from supper, where the appetite is puzzled with varieties? The body, too, burdened with I yesterday’s excess, weighs down the soul, and fixes to the earth this particle of the divine essence.
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Essence Soul Yesterday
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
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
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
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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Owner Poor Thief
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
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
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
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
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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Joy Laughter Love People

The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]

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The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]

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