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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.

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Knowledge must come through action.
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Action Knowledge
All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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Crime Goodness Himself Man Mistake Pride
God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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God Injury Punishment Return
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
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Best Light Live Thinking
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
Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Failure Goodness Himself Man Wisdom
For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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Kindness Price Return Yourself
The good befriend themselves.
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Acceptance Friendship Goodness
In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Strong Weakness
Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Best Captain Opportunity
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Advice One Liner Talk Wisdom
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
All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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Disgust Himself Leaving Nature Oneself
Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Money Moral World
None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Bad Love Messenger News

For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.

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