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Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?

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One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
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
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
Tis not for us to warn a wilful sinner; We stay him not, but let him run his course, Till by misfortunes rous’d, his conscience wakes, And prompts him to appease th’ offended gods.
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Courses Fortune God Running Wake
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod.
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Best Death Friendship Lost Road Travel
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Education Honest Men
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor

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