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Remember there is no success without hard work.

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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Man Mindset Sick Wisdom
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
Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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Excellence Hands Man Opinion Pervert
Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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Best Born Past Prize
You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Freedom Life Live Pain Remember Suffering
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Lying Sweet Unknown
Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Greatness Hands Opinion Power
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
The happiest life is to be without thought.
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Happiest Joy Thinking
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Justice Mistake Security
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Jewellery Silence Woman
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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Dignity Kind Learning Loss Man Opinion Pronounce Right Thinking Word
Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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Depend Happiness Way Wisdom

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