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In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.

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What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
HORACE

Face Good Men Sense
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
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
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
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
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
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
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
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
Gold will be slave or master.
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Gold Master People Slave
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Irrevocably Literature People Word
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
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
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

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