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By the favour of the heavens

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Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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Joy Laughter Love People
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
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
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
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Day Morrow Seize Trust
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
What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so beloved?.
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Grief Limit Men
Who’s started has half finished.
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Finish Half Start
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
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
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
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Fire Neighbor Wall
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
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
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle

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