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Honesty is admired, and starves.

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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
So Nature ordains; no evil example corrupts us so soon and so rapidly as one that has been set at home, since it comes into the mind on high authority.
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Authority Example Mind Nature Rapid
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
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
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse

Honesty is admired, and starves.

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