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And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]

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A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
HORACE

Judge Justice Life Umpires
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
HORACE

Affair Business Other People
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
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Country House People
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
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Hate Sin Virtue
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
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Brain Hard Work Nail
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
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
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
Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
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

And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]

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And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]

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