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An accomplished man to his fingertips.

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Quintus Horatius Flaccus
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He that finds out he's changed his lot for worse, Let him betimes the untoward choice reverse: For still, when all is said, the rule stands fast, That each man's shoe be made on his own last.
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Better one thorn pluck'd out than all remain.
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When discord dreadful bursts the brazen bars, And shatters iron locks to thunder forth her wars.
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The accumulation of wealth is followed by an increase of care, and by an appetite for more.
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To know all things is not permitted.
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Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
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Envy is not to be conquered but by death.
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We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.
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Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
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Carpe diem. (Seize the day.)
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