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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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A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
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
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
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
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
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
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth

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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