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The happiest life is to be without thought.

Sophocles

Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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Action Teaching Ugly
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate
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
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
I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Food Myself Recommend
Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Greatness Hands Opinion Power
Stranger in a strange country.
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Country One Liner Stranger
Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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Fools Love Remember Yourself
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See
All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Cure Evil Man Wrong
The tyrant is a child of pride.
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Children One Liner Pride
Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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Evil Lazy Mom
How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Man Profit Terrible Wisdom
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Action Talk Terrible Wrong
God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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God Injury Punishment Return

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