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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.

Sophocles

A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Doctor Medicine Need Wisdom
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Action Talk Terrible Wrong
All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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Crime Goodness Himself Man Mistake Pride
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Adversity Ourselves Recognition Sorrow
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 try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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Cure Evil Fate Pain Try Yourself
Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Expose Hide Reality Time
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Administration Fear Law Man Obedience People Stand State
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
Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Alone Believe Empty Maintain Man Right Talk Thinking Yourself
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Friendship Victory Win Yourself
How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Man Profit Terrible Wisdom
What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Command Enforcement Yourself
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

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