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Be modest in speech, but excel in action.
Those who covet much suffer from the want.
I was what you are, you will be what I am.
Is virtue raised by culture, or self-sown?
Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
I strive to be brief but I become obscure.
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
Those that are little, little things suit.
A word once uttered can never be recalled.
Victory is by nature superb and insulting.
In labouring to be brief, I become obscure.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
We are deceived by the appearance of right.
Who has self-confidence will lead the rest.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Money amassed either serves us or rules us.
In love there are two evils: war and peace.
Labor diligently to increase your property.
In adversity remember to keep an even mind.
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Do you count your birthdays with gratitude?
And seek for truth in the groves of Academe.
Riches either serve or govern the possessor.
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
God has joined the innocent with the guilty.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
No master can make me swear blind obedience.
Jokes aside, let us turn to serious matters.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
All things considered, nothing is beautiful.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.
Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
The great virtue of parents is a great dowry.
The ear of the bridled horse is in the mouth.
The man who thinks with Horace thinks divine.
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
No, but you're wrong now, and always will be.
Better one thorn pluck'd out than all remain.
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
A hungry stomach rarely despises common food.