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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
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Mean Money Stills
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
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
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
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Perfect Perfect Happiness
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
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
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
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Men Poetry Rate
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
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Home May Think
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
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
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Country House People
Half is done when the beginning is done.
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Country Half Happen People
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
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
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
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Seest thou how pale the sated guest rises from supper, where the appetite is puzzled with varieties? The body, too, burdened with I yesterday’s excess, weighs down the soul, and fixes to the earth this particle of the divine essence.
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Essence Soul Yesterday
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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Joy Laughter Love People
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational

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