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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Cold Honesty One Liner Praise
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
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
Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
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Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
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
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse

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