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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Gift God High Kind Man Plant
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
Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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Evil Lazy Mom
Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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Count Death Empty Happiness Hope Live Man Myself Worth
For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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Kindness Price Return Yourself
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Himself Luck Player 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
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Friendship Victory Win Yourself
The truth is always the strongest argument.
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Argument One Liner Strong Truth
You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Day Kind Type Yourself
Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Friendship Stubborn Stupidity
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
A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Doctor Medicine Need Wisdom
He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Friendship Himself Life Throw
A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Learning Man Mindset Shame Thinking Wisdom
What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Believe People Thinking Truth

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