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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Freedom Love Oneself Pain Weight Word
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate
Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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Chance Day Fear Live Man Rule
No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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Agreement Cheating Justice Treat
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
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Himself Luck Player Wisdom
I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Cheating Failure Honor Preference Respect Win
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
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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Easy Medicine Sleep
And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Act Eyes Fools Thinking
Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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Cry God Hands Mourn
I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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Children Fortune Goodness Myself Rise Season Shame
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Action Talk Terrible Wrong
There is no success without hardship.
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Hard Time One Liner Success
Who seeks shall find.
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Finding Search Seek

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