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Anger is brief madness

Horace

The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
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Eye Mind Trust
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
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
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Character Consistent Last
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
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
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
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First Money Wealth
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Irrevocably Literature People Word
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
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
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
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
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War
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
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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Book Fate Live Today
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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Joy Laughter Love People

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