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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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Men Time Year
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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Book Fate Live Today
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
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
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Eye Mind Trust
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
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
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
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
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Perfect Perfect Happiness
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
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Circumstances Endeavor Myself
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
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
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
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year

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