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He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.

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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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Birth Fall Joy Note
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
One cannot know everything.
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Everything Know Knowledge
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
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Depress People Think
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
HORACE

Destiny End Try
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.
HORACE

Fault Imperfection Poetry
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Car Men Wheels
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
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
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
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Gravem Need War Wine

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