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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.

Sophocles

Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Best Born Oneself Possible Reckon
All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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Disgust Himself Leaving Nature Oneself
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Myself Talk Understand
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
A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Fear Hear Man
In season, all is good.
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Goodness One Liner Season
God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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God Injury Punishment Return
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
A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Fools Happiness Himself Man Talk Thinking
Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Best Captain Opportunity
Stranger in a strange country.
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Country One Liner Stranger
A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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Act Fear Feeling Man Word
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Man Oneself State
Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Goodness Ignore Judgment Lost Man
I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Desire Myself Reality Suffering

Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.

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