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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.

Sophocles

If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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Drink Himself Man Thirst Wisdom
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use
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
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
Love, you mock us for your sport.
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Funny Love Sport Yourself
Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Greatness Hands Opinion Power
God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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God Injury Punishment Return
When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Myself Talk Understand
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
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Action Talk Terrible Wrong
Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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Day Honesty Oneself Space Test Time
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
Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Secret See Time
Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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Kindness One Liner
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 trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant

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