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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.

Horace

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
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
HORACE

Home Life Night
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
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Brain Hard Work Nail
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
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
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 explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
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Home May Think
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
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
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious

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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