It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
MENANDERThe chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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In many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature’s way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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