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Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.

Horace

Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth
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
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Perfect Perfect Happiness
Never without a shilling in my purse.
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Emotion People Purse Shilling
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
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First Money Wealth
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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Mind Spill Superfluous

Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.

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Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.

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