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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.

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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
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
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
Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
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Affair Extreme Fortune Humble Joke People
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
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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Blind Enjoyment Fortune
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
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

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