It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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To have nothing is not poverty.
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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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