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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.

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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Nature Noble Speech Stain
What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Fake Friendship Greatness Wound
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
Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Money Moral World
They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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God Himself Love Rule Stand Wisdom
It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Better Grace Live
I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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Friendship Love Myself Word
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
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
In season, all is good.
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Goodness One Liner Season
Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Favor Gratitude
All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Cure Evil Man Wrong
A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Learning Man Mindset Shame Thinking Wisdom
Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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Finding See Time Yourself
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use

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