"Prudence must not be expected from a man who is never sober. [Lat., Non est ab homine nunquam sobrio postulanda prudentia.]"
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"Death is dreadful to the man whose all is extinguished with his life; but not to him whose glory never can die."
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"As thou sowest, so shalt thou reap."
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"Were floods of tears to be unloosed In tribute to my grief, The doves of Noah ne'er had roost Nor found an olive-leaf."
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"The false is nothing but an imitation of the true."
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"Man was born for two things--thinking and acting."
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"We study history not to be clever in another time, but to be wise always."
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"Nature has granted the use of life like a loan, without fixing any day for repayment."
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"There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good action."
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"I cheerfully quit from life as if it were an inn, not a home; for Nature has given us a hostelry in which to sojourn, not to abide."
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"The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master from the house."
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"Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good."
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"A person who is wise does nothing against their will, nothing with sighing or under coercion."
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"I remember the very thing that I do not wish to; I cannot forget the things I wish to forget."
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"The gods attend to great matters, they neglect small ones."
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"Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from their own faults."
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"Tall oaks grow from little acorns.Testing. This is the text of an item. Testing. Origin. Testing. Quoted. Testing. Source. The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit."
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"As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful."
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"It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good."
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"Certain signs precede certain events."
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