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Anger is brief madness

Horace

I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People
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
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
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Country House People
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
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Depress People Think
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
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
One cannot know everything.
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Everything Know Knowledge
Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
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.
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Home Life Night

Anger is brief madness

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