Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.
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It is thrifty to prepare today for wants of tomorrow.
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United we stand; divided we fall.
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Don’t neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.
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We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
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Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.
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The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
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A man is known by the company he keeps.
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Facts speak plainer than words.
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Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
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If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.
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Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults.
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Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.
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The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales.
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