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The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
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
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.
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Discarde Perceive Return
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
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
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Perfect Perfect Happiness
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
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Fire Neighbor Wall
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
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
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Irrevocably Literature People Word

One cannot know everything.

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