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Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero'Snatch at today and trust as little as you can in tomorrow' - (Odes) Often translated as 'Seize the day'.
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The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing. [Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit, A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium Nudus castra peto.]
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Curst is the wretch enslaved to such a vice, Who ventures life and soul upon the dice.
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Never inquire into another man's secret bur conceal that which is intrusted to you, though pressed both be wine and anger to reveal it.
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He's arm'd without that's innocent within Be this thy Screen, and this thy Wall of Brass.
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A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
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