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The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.

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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
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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Give Labor Life Men
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
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
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
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Grief Limit Men
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
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
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
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
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.
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Discarde Perceive Return

The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.

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