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Honesty is admired, and starves.

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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
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Lose Madness Shirt Slave
Many a man has met death from the rushing flood of his own eloquence; others from the strength and wondrous thews in which they have trusted.
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Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
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Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman

Honesty is admired, and starves.

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