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Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
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
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
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Fern Field Fire Out
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Perfect Perfect Happiness
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 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
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
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Difficulty Intervention Worthy
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
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Grief Limit Men
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful

Force without judgement falls on its own weight.

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