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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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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
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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Mind Spill Superfluous
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
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
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Mean Money Stills
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
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Destiny End Try
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
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
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
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Exercise Health Try
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious

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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