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What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?

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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
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
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
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
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
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
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
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice 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
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union

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