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Quintus Horatius Flaccus
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Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want, nor death, nor chains, firmly resisting his appetites and despising the honors of the world, who relies wholly on himself, whose angular points of character have all been rounded off and polished.
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Envy is not to be conquered but by death.
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I shall strike the stars with my uplifted head.
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Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
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We are deceived by the appearance of right.
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The words can not return.
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The great virtue of parents is a great dowry.
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Ah Fortune, what god is more cruel to us than thou! How thou delightest ever to make sport of human life!
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Be ever on your guard what you say of anybody and to whom.
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The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it was first seasoned.
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We are just statistics, born to consume resources.
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Punishment follows close on crime.
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Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty, death or captivity terrify, who is strong to resist his appetites and shun honors, and is complete in themselves smooth and round like a globe
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