How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.

By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
Gold will be slave or master.
HORACE

Gold Master People Slave
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
HORACE

Being Knowledge Wise
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.
HORACE

Discarde Perceive Return
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
Never without a shilling in my purse.
HORACE

Emotion People Purse Shilling
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
HORACE

Joyful Moment Victory
The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]
HORACE

Hate Sin Virtue
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
HORACE

Give Labor Life Men
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
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Mean Money Stills
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Perfect Perfect Happiness
Don’t waste the opportunity.
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Country Opportunity People Waste
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Irrevocably Literature People Word
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
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Birth Fall Joy Note

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