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I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.

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Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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Mind Spill Superfluous
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
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Destiny End Try
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
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
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
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
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Advice Funny Simple Life
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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Give Labor Life Men
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
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
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious

I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.

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