Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.

Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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Convention is the ruler of all.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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Various are the uses of friends, beyond all else in difficulty, but joy also looks for trust that is clear in the eyes.
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Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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A good deed hidden in silence dies.
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Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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Many a time the thing left silent makes for happiness.
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Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
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There is a mortal breed most full of futility. In contempt of what is at hand, they strain into the future, hunting impossibilities on the wings of ineffectual hopes.
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I will be small in small things, great among great.
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Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
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Affection Gift Greatness Heaven Reality Small
Envy bestrides praise.
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Though God alone never tastes woe, Yet that man is happy, and poets sing of him, Who conquers with hand or swift foot And wins the greatest of prizes By steadfastness and strength.
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May God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
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