"Calumny ever pursues the great, even as the winds hurl themselves on high places."
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"Daring is not safe against daring men."
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"Ah me! love can not be cured by herbs. [Lat., Hei mihi! quod nullis amor est medicabilis herbis.]"
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"If thou wishest to put an end to love, attend to business (love yields to employment); then thou wilt be safe. [Lat., Qui finem quaeris amoris, (Cedit amor rebus) res age; tutus eris.]"
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"Man should ever look to his last day, and no one should be called happy before his funeral. [Lat., Ultima semper Expectanda dies homini est, dicique beatus Ante obitum nemo et suprema funera debet.]"
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"Difficulty is what wakes up the genius."
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"Anyone can be rich in promises."
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"Skill makes love unending."
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"When you have set yourself a task finish it."
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"The cause is hidden, but the result is known. [Lat., Causa latet: vis est notissima.]"
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"Live without envy, spend your peaceful years Unknown to fame, and choose your peers for friends."
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"The result justifies the deed."
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"Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest peaks."
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"Lente, lente currite, noctis equi. Translation: Run slowly, slowly, horses of the night."
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"Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships, the poor man everywhere lies low."
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"There is something in omens."
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"Friendship is but a name; fidelity but an empty name."
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"You can learn from anyone even your enemy."
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"It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are."
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"Most safely shall you tread the middle path."
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