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Maxioms by Ovid (publius Ovidius Naso)

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In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.

In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.

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Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never
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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 qua natale solum dulcedine captos
Ducit, et immemores non sinit esse sui.]

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Small minds are captivated by trifles.

Small minds are captivated by trifles.

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Resist beginnings: it is too late to employ medicine when the
evil has grown strong by inveterate habit.
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Resist beginnings: it is too late to employ medicine when the
evil has grown strong by inveterate habit.
[Lat., Principiis obsta: sero medicina paratur,
Cum mala per longas convaluere moras.]

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Thanks are justly due for things got without purchase.
[Lat., Gratia pro rebus merito debetur inemtis.]

Thanks are justly due for things got without purchase.
[Lat., Gratia pro rebus merito debetur inemtis.]

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