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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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Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
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Country House People
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet
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
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive 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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