A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
HORACESuperfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
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Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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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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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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To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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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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By the favour of the heavens
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The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
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Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Gold will be slave or master.
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When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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