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Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.

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All things can corrupt perverse minds.

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Neglect of appearance becomes men.

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A pleasing face is no small advantage.

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God himself helps those who dare.

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First appearance deceives many.

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Habit had made the custom.

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Idleness ruins the constitution

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In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.

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Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity.

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It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

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The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness.

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It is the poor man who'll ever count his flock.

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Endure and persist, this pain will turn good by and by.

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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.

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The penalty may be removed, the crime is eternal.

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I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I…

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A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets journeys on in safety.

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Every woman thinks herself attractive; even the plainest is satisfied with the charms she deems that she possesses.

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I am an exile; but it is the fault that pains; The punishment is nought; that it is deserved Is all the…

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We praise times past, while we times present use; Yet due the worship which to each we give.

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Heavens! what thick darkness pervades the minds of men. [Lat., Pro superi! quantum mortalia pectora caecae, Noctis habent.]

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The applause and the favour of our fellow-men Fan even a spark of genius to a flame.

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Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts.

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Skilled in every trick, a worthy heir of his paternal craft, he would make black look like white, and white look black.…

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Those dreams are true which we have in the morning, as the lamp begins to flicker. [Lat., Namque sub Aurora jam dormitante…

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The god we now behold with opened eyes, A herd of spotted panthers round him lies In glaring forms; the grapy clusters…

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Time itself flows on with constant motion, just like a river: for no more than a river can the fleeting hour stand…

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Ah me! how easy it is (how much all have experienced it) to indulge in brave words in another person's trouble. [Lat.,…

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I would that you were either less beautiful, or less corrupt. Such perfect beauty does not suit such imperfect morals. [Lat., Aut…

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Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never never allows us to forget that we belong to it. [Lat., Nescio…

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Tempore difficiles veniunt ad aratra juvenci; Tempore lenta pati frena docentur equi. In time the unmanageable young oxen come to the plough;…

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“And now the measure of my song is done: The work has reached its end; the book is mine, None shall unwrite…

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“Ajax defending his honor when he fought against Troy along with Ulysses, who claimed his actions enabled the Greeks to be victorious.…

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“Venus of Eryx, from her mountain throne, Saw Hades and clasped her swift-winged son, and said: 'Cupid, my child, my warrior, my…

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From high Meonia's rocky shores I came, Of poor decsent, Acoetes is my name, My sire was measly born: no oxen ploughed,…

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Nothing retains its form; new shapes from old. Nature, the great inventor, ceaselessly contrives. In all creation, be assured, there is no…

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Nothing in the entire universe ever perishes, believe me, but things vary, and adopt a new form. The phrase being born is…

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“There is a place at the centre of the World, between the zones of earth, sea, and sky, at the boundary of…

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“The god of Delos, proud in victory, Saw Cupid draw his bow's taut arc, and said: 'Mischievous boy, what are a brave…

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