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

Horace

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
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
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Perfect Perfect Happiness
Half is done when the beginning is done.
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Country Half Happen People
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
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
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
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
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
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
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
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People

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

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