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The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

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Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
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Death King Tower
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
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
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 explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
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Difficulty Intervention Worthy
Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
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Birth Fall Joy Note
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
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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Joy Laughter Love People
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember

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