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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.

Juvenal

There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Hardship Poverty Ridiculous
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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Alive Give Up Mother In Law Peace
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
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
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
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 you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
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
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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Die Live Madness Order Sheer Want Wealth
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
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
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge

There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.

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