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

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Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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Mind Spill Superfluous
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
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
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.
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Fault Imperfection Poetry
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
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 good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
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
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
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
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
Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
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Grief Limit Men
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
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Degrees Last Men
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
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
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War

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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