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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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Home Life Night
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Gravem Need War Wine
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
HORACE

Exercise Health Try
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
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Men Poetry Rate
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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Circumstances Endeavor Myself
Fate with impartial hand turns out the doom of high and low; her capacious urn is constantly shaking the names of all mankind.
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Fate Hand Name
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
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
Half is done when the beginning is done.
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Country Half Happen People
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
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
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful

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