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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.

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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Desire Myself Reality Suffering
In season, all is good.
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Goodness One Liner Season
Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Children Life Mom
All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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Disgust Himself Leaving Nature Oneself
There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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Forget Happiness Misery Present
Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Existence Thinking Wisdom
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Nature Noble Speech Stain
Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Conquer Evil Ignorance Tough
If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Aware Dangerous Live Trouble Watch Yourself
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Destroy Drive Himself Mad
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use
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
A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Fools Happiness Himself Man Talk Thinking
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Man Mindset Sick Wisdom
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

A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.

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