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It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.

Horace

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
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
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
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Joyful Moment Victory
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
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
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Home May Think
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Perfect Perfect Happiness
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
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect
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
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
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
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.

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