There is a middle ground in things.
HORACEAnd 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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The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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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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When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
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Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
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Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Gold will be slave or master.
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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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Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Remember to be calm in adversity.
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It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
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Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
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What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
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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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