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Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.

Horace

A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
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
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
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Fern Field Fire Out
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
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
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Fire Neighbor Wall
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
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Owner Poor Thief
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
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Gravem Need War Wine

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