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Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]

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What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
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Grief Limit Men
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Mean Money Stills
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
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Love Ready Sweet
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
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
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Death King Tower
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.
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Discarde Perceive Return
A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect

Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]

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