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You win the victory when you yield to friends.

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Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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Cry God Hands Mourn
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Best Light Live Thinking
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
What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Blame Fate Fortune Worst
I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Desire Myself Reality Suffering
Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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Darkness Horror Myself
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
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Born Kindness One Liner
Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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Finding See Time Yourself
Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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One Liner Remember Reward Success
Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Greatness Hands Opinion Power
The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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Cruelty Goodness Soul Wicked
Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Greatness Missing Yourself
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Justice Mistake Security

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