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Life gives nothing to man without labor.

Horace

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
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
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
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
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Gravem Need War Wine
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
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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Book Fate Live Today
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
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Authorship Care Write
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
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 gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth

Life gives nothing to man without labor.

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