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To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.

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A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Irrevocably Literature People Word
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
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
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
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Affair Business Other People
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
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Conceited Race Self
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
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment
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
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
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Men Time Year
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
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Joyful Moment Victory
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant

To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.

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