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

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What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
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 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 short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
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Home Life Night
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.
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Fault Imperfection Poetry
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
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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