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A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

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Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
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Authorship Care Write
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
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
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth
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
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
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Mean Money Stills
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
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Affair Business Other People
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
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 impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
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Grief Limit Men
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity

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