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As a neighboring funeral terrifies sick misers, and fear obliges them to have some regard for themselves; so, the disgrace of others will often deter tender minds from vice.

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He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.

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There is no retracing our steps.

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When a man is just and firm in his purpose, The citizens burning to approve a wrong Or the frowning looks of a tyrant Do not shake his fixed mind, nor the Southwind. Wild lord of the uneasy Adriatic, Nor the thunder in the mighty hand of Jove: Should the heavens crack and tumble down, As the ruins crushed him he would not fear.

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Thou oughtest to know, since thou livest near the gods. [Lat., Scire, deos quoniam propius contingis, oportet.]

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Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy all-powerful influence?

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Plant no other tree before the vine.

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There is no such thing as perfect happiness.

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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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Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.

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To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour of the great; an experienced man fears it.

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Mistakes are their own instructors

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Do you count your birthdays with gratitude?

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I, too, am indignant when the worthy Homer nods; yet in a long work it is allowable for sleep to creep over the writer. [Lat., Et idem Indignor quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus; Verum opere longo fas est obrepere somnum.]

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Remember you must die whether you sit about moping all day long or whether on feast days you stretch out in a green field, happy with a bottle of Falernian from your innermost cellar.

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When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied with his own, as a matter of course.

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Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.

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Most virtue lies between two vices.

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Superfluous advice is not retained by the full mind.

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When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of gold?

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