Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.

Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
Never without a shilling in my purse.
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Emotion People Purse Shilling
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
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War
A good resolve will make any port.
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Adversity Port Resolve
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]
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Brain Hard Work Nail
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
Anger is brief madness
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Anger Brief Madness
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
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Evil Life Serenity
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
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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Judge Justice Life Umpires
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember

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