He who labors diligently need never despair.

Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
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The good man makes others good.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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Shoulder Wisdom Young
If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men’s troubles and that will comfort you.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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Hairs White Wisdom
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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