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In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.

Horace

In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
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Joyful Moment Victory
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
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
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
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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Home Life Night
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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Owner Poor Thief
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
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
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Exercise Health Try
A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect
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
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste

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