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Fortunate is he whose mind has the power to probe the causes of things and trample underfoot all terrors and inexorable fate.

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The noblest motive is the public good.
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Goodness Motive Noble One Liner Public
No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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Evil Fast One Liner Rumor
It is easy to go down into Hell but to climb back again, to retrace one’s steps to the upper air – there’s the rub.
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Air Climb Easy Hell Step
Do the gods light this fire in our hearts or does each man’s mad desire become his god?
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Desire Fire God Heart Light Man
Rumor starts as a timid thing, But soon it covers the earth, and its voices ring, While its feet walk the ground and its head is above the clouds.
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Cloud Earth Ground Rumor Start Voice Walk
Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
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Advance Bold Fortune Meet Misfortune Permit Yield
She has a human face and as far as the groin she is a girl with lovely breasts, but below she is a monstrous sea creature, her womb full of wolves
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Face Girl Human Sea She Women
The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all.
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Hope Philosophy
I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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Fear Gift
The descent into Hell is easy.
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Descent Easy Hell One Liner
No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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Learning Misfortune Relieve Strange Suffering
Look with favour upon a bold beginning.
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Beginning Bold Favour Look
Each of us bears his own Hell.
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Hell One Liner
Fortune sides with him who dares.
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Business Dare Fortune Motivational One Liner Risk
Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead
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Care Courage Friendship God Merit Shape Wealth Yourself
All things by nature are ready to get worse.
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Nature Ready Worst

Fortunate is he whose mind has the power to probe the causes of things and trample underfoot all terrors and inexorable fate.

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