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In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]

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Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
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
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
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First Money Wealth
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment
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
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Irrevocably Literature People Word
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
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Fate Hand Name
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Car Men Wheels
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet
A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
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Exercise Health Try
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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In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]

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In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]

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