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

Horace

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
HORACE

Fern Field Fire Out
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
Seest thou how pale the sated guest rises from supper, where the appetite is puzzled with varieties? The body, too, burdened with I yesterday’s excess, weighs down the soul, and fixes to the earth this particle of the divine essence.
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Essence Soul Yesterday
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Car Men Wheels
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
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Depress People Think
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same mistake.
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Mistake Ridiculous Same
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
Money is to be sought for first of all; virtue after wealth. [Lat., Quaerenda pecunia primum est; virtus post nummos.]
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First Money Wealth
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
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
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

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