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Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.

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Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
HORACE

Admiration Lost Mean
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
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Men Time Year
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
HORACE

First Money Wealth
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
HORACE

Difficulty Intervention Worthy
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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Joy Laughter Love People
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
HORACE

Fall Peace War
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
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
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
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength

Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.

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