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Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself.
He who is upright in his way of life and free from sin.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
Necessity takes impartially the highest and the lowest.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts.
Despise pleasure; pleasure bought by pain in injurious.
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
It is difficult to speak of the universal specifically.
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
The poet must put on the passion he wants to represent.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.
Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.
I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.
The wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn.
It is good to labor; it is also good to rest from labor.
A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth.
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
It is hard to utter common notions in an individual way.
Not worth is an example that does not solve the problem.
It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.
Now drown care in wine. [Lat., Nunc vino pellite curas.]
It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
The sorrowful dislike the gay, and the gay the sorrowful.
Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.
He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.
For, once begun, Your task is easy; half the work is done.
Be ever on your guard what you say of anybody and to whom.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
A man polished to the nail. [Lat., Ad unguem factus home.]
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.
The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.
O sweet solace of labors. [Lat., O laborum Dulce lenimen.]
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.