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Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.

Horace

Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
HORACE

Think Wise Write
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
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
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
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
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
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
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Fate Hand Name
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
One cannot know everything.
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Everything Know Knowledge
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
Never without a shilling in my purse.
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Emotion People Purse Shilling
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
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
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
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
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet

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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