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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Beyond Justice Point Statement
Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Money Moral World
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Coward Fortune
What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Believe People Thinking Truth
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
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
When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Myself Talk Understand
Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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Beautiful Enjoyment Happiness Misery Person Talk Ugly Wealth
A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Doctor Medicine Need Wisdom
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
You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Day Kind Type Yourself
Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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Kindness One Liner
Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Failure Goodness Himself Man Wisdom
Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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Heart Spirit Thinking Wisdom Word
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See
Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Children Life Mom

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