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None love the messenger who brings bad news.

Sophocles

The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Greatness Grief Ourselves
Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Born Kindness One Liner
Who seeks shall find.
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Finding Search Seek
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
Opportunity has power over all things.
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One Liner Opportunity Power
You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Act Age Himself Man
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
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
Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Money Moral World
Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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Best Born Past Prize
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
Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Best Born Oneself Possible Reckon
Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Greatness Hands Opinion Power
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
To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Afraid Person Rustle
No honest man will argue on every side.
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Argument Honesty Man Side

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