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A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Irrevocably Literature People Word
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
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
Never without a shilling in my purse.
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Emotion People Purse Shilling
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
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Depress People Think
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
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
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 wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write

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