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Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.

It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.

We are free to yield to truth.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.

He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy wall of brass.

I teach that all men are mad.

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world.

Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

Clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it.

I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

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

Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?

Every old poem is sacred.

Poets wish to profit or to please.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

Make a good use of the present.

A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong.

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

Labor diligently to increase your property.

Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water.

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.

Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.

If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

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

A word once uttered can never be recalled.

He has the deed half done who has made a beginning.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings.

Strange - is it not? That of the myriads who Before us passed the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the road Which to discover we must travel too.

Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this side of the river. But those who when they know the law follow the path of the law, they shall reach the other shore and go beyond the realm of death.

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.

Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

I never think at all when I write. Nobody can do two things at the same time and do them both well.

Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not.

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.

Don't think, just do.

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.

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long.

Leave the rest to the gods.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.

It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

O imitators, you slavish herd!

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest.

Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?

If matters go badly now, they will not always be so.

He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

Anger is a short madness.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.

A picture is a poem without words.

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