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The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.

Horace

In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
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Fire Neighbor Wall
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
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
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
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Exercise Health Try
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
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
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
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
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Men Time Year
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

The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.

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