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When disposition wins us, the features please.

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Ovid
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Publius Ovidius Naso
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Death is not grievous to me, for I shall lay aside my pains by death. [Lat., Nec mihi mors gravis est posituro morte dolores.]
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Sleep, rest of nature, O sleep, most gentle of the divinities, peace of the soul, thou at whose presence care disappears, who soothest hearts wearied with daily employments, and makest them strong again for labour!
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That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
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What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.
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All-devouring time, envious age, Nought can escape you, and by slow degrees, Worn by your teeth, all things will lingering die.
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Nothing is stronger than habit.
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The ungovernable passion for wealth. [Lat., Opum furiata cupido.]
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Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an internal fire.
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Only begin, and you will become eloquent of yourself.
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Often a silent face has voice and words.
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Man should ever look to his last day, and no one should be called happy before his funeral. [Lat., Ultima semper Expectanda dies homini est, dicique beatus Ante obitum nemo et suprema funera debet.]
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Most safely shall you tread the middle path.
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Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships, the poor man everywhere lies low.
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The glow of inspiration warms us this holy rapture springs from the seeds of the Divine mind sown in man.
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Passion persuades me one way, reason another. I see the better and approve it, but I follow the worse.
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If you would marry suitably, marry your equal.
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The sick mind can not bear anything harsh. [Lat., Mensque pati durum sustinet aegra nihil.]
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The most wretched fortune is safe for there is no fear of anything worse. [Lat., Fortuna miserrima tuta est: Nam timor eventus deterioris abest.]
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Wind feeds the fire, and wind extinguishes: The flames are nourished by a gentle breeze, Yet, if it stronger grows, they sink and die.
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