Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACENor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Life gives nothing to man without labor.
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Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
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Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
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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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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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Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
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To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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