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Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.

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Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
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
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
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Affair Business Other People
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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Joy Laughter Love People
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
One cannot know everything.
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Everything Know Knowledge
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
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Death King Tower
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational

Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.

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