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The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]

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Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACE

Destiny End Try
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
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Conceited Race Self
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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Book Fate Live Today
A man perfect to the finger tips.
HORACE

Finger Men Perfect
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
HORACE

Evil Life Serenity
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
HORACE

Dark Death Needs
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Car Men Wheels
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
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Birth Fall Joy Note
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
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
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
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
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Owner Poor Thief

The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]

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The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]

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