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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
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth
Half is done when the beginning is done.
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Country Half Happen People
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
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Birth Fall Joy Note
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
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
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
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
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

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