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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.

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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
Knowledge must come through action.
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Action Knowledge
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Action Talk Terrible Wrong
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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Corruption Currency Kind Man Mindset Money Worst Worth
The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Inscription Myself Promise Water Woman
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Darkness Destiny Escape Power Wealth
If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Help Luck Need Oneself
It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Administration Fear Law Man Obedience People Stand State
Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Death Evil Live Myself Source
There is no success without hardship.
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Hard Time One Liner Success
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Lying Ruin Sorry True
The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Gift God High Kind Man Plant
Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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Darkness Horror Myself
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Decision Quick Safety
Without labor nothing prospers.
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Labor Prosperity

If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.

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