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“Persevere in virtue and diligence.”
“If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.”
“Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.”
“The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.”
“Conquered, we conquer.”
“He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.”
“Let deeds match words.”
“Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know.”
“Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.”
“A contented mind is the best source for trouble.”
“Your wealth is where your friends are.”
“Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.”
“There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.”
“No blessing lasts forever.”
“'He means well' is useless unless he does well.”
“Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.”
“Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.”
“How great in number are the little minded men.”
“A word to the wise is enough.”
“Courage easily finds its own eloquence.”