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Too indolent to bear the toil...

Too indolent to bear the toil of writing; I mean of writing well; I say nothing about quantity. [Lat., Piger scribendi ferre laborem; Scribendi recte, nam ut multum nil moror.]

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Learned or unlearned we all m...

Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.

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He, that holds fast the golde...

He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbitt'ring all his state.

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The man who is just and resol...

The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his settled purpose, either by the misdirected rage of his fellow citizens, or by the threats of an imperious tryant.

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Years, following years, steal...

Years, following years, steal something every day; At last they steal us from ourselves away.

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He has half the deed done who...

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

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Fire, if neglected, will soon...

Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.

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The tendency of humanity is t...

The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.

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Much is wanting to those who ...

Much is wanting to those who seek or covet much.

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No poems can please long or l...

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

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As a true translator you will...

As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word.

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Be this our wall of brass, to...

Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.

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He that finds out he's change...

He that finds out he's changed his lot for worse, Let him betimes the untoward choice reverse: For still, when all is said, the rule stands fast, That each man's shoe be made on his own last.

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Happy the man who, removed fr...

Happy the man who, removed from all cares of business, after the manner of his forefathers cultivates with his own team his paternal acres, freed from all thought of usury.

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Of what use are laws, inopera...

Of what use are laws, inoperative through public immortality? [Lat., Quid leges sine moribus Vanae proficiunt?]

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There is a measure in everyth...

There is a measure in everything. There are fixed limits beyond which and short of which right cannot find a resting place.

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Our parents, worse than our g...

Our parents, worse than our grandparents, gave birth to us who are worse than they, and we shall in our turn bear offspring still more evil.

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I can never forget suffering ...

I can never forget suffering and I will never forget sunset. I came home with all of it in my mind.

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Let your character be kept up...

Let your character be kept up the very end, just as it began, and so be consistent.

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Care clings to wealth: the th...

Care clings to wealth: the thirst for more Grows as our fortunes grow.

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