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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
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
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.
HORACE

Last Poverty Wing
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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Mind Spill Superfluous
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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Give Labor Life Men
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
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
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
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Authorship Care Write
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
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Grief Limit Men
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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Book Fate Live Today
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires

Half is done when the beginning is done.

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