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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.

Horace

When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
Seest thou how pale the sated guest rises from supper, where the appetite is puzzled with varieties? The body, too, burdened with I yesterday’s excess, weighs down the soul, and fixes to the earth this particle of the divine essence.
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Essence Soul Yesterday
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
Half is done when the beginning is done.
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Country Half Happen People
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
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Fern Field Fire Out
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
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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Give Labor Life Men
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
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
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise

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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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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