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Remember to be calm in adversity.

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Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
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Character Consistent Last
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
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment
Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
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
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
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
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
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
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Brain Hard Work Nail
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich

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