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By words the mind is winged.

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If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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Debt Funny Men Money Owing
I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.
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Egg Food Kissing
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Army Leadership Skill
These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: can’t live with them, or without them!
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Impossible Live Poet Right Woman

By words the mind is winged.

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