Seest thou how pale the sated guest rises from supper, where the appetite is puzzled with varieties? The body, too, burdened with I yesterday’s excess, weighs down the soul, and fixes to the earth this particle of the divine essence.

When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
HORACE

Adversity Inspirational Motivational
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
HORACE

Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
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
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
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Men Poetry Rate
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious

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