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

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

Half Job Sensible
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
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
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
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
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
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
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
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First Money Wealth
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
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Exercise Health Try
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
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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Give Labor Life Men
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing

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

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