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Being, be bold and venture to be wise.

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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
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
I praise her (Fortune) while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty.
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Last Poverty Wing
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Mean Money Stills
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
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
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People

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