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

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When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
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
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
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
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Irrevocably Literature People Word
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
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Fern Field Fire Out
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
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Circumstances Endeavor Myself
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
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Grief Limit Men
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
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Car Men Wheels
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise

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

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