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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Day Kind Type Yourself
The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Gift God High Kind Man Plant
It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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Hope Kind Maintain Man
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
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
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
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
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Advice One Liner Talk Wisdom
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
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Lying Sweet Unknown
Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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Alone Bad Day Man Reveal Time
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Man Oneself State
Despair often breeds disease.
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Born Despair Sick
Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Friendship Stubborn Stupidity
I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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Friendship Love Myself Word
There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Beyond Justice Point Statement

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