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Often a silent face has voice and words.

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Ovid
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Publius Ovidius Naso
P. Ovidius Naso
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I see and praise what is better, but follow what is worse.
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Take away leisure and Cupid's bow is broken
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Face troubles from their birth, for 'tis too late to cure When long delay has given the evil strength. Haste then postpone not to the coming hour: tomorrow He'll be less ready who's not ready now.
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Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
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Believe me, the gods spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress those who are unfortunate.
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Tempus fugit (time flies).
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The wit of man has devised cruel statutes, And nature oft permits what is by law forbid.
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The gods have their own laws. [Lat., Sunt superis sua jura.]
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The mightiest rivers lose their force when split up into several streams.
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The rest of the crowd were friends of my fortune, not of me. [Lat., Caetera fortunae, non mea, turba fuit.]
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He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he might take the current sideways.
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Great talents, by the rust of long disuse, Grow lethargic and shrink from what they were.
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Envy feeds on the living. It ceases when they are dead.
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Love is no assignment for cowards.
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Let those who have deserved their punishment, bear it patiently. [Lat., Aequo animo poenam, qui meruere, ferant.]
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Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The rolling snow-ball.]
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Safety lies in the middle course. [Lat., Medio tutissimus ibis.]
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The purpose of law is to prevent the strong always having their way.
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Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
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Rare is the virtue that's not ruled by Fortune, That stands unshaken even when Fortune flees.
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