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Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.

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Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
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Destroy Evil Growth Ruin Seed
All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
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Acquire Concern Lack Lose Men Recover
Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
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Character Chew Secret Shallow Special Truth Value
Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.
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Active Blame Delay
Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.
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Bad Government Seldom Worse
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Enemy Faith Friendship Kiss Wound
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
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Inside One Liner Outside Poor Show Substitute Worth
Keep your place in life and your place will keep you.
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Inspirational Life One Liner Place
Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
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Fame Mistake One Liner
Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults.
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Bag Carry Fault Life Man
It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
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Brave Distance Easy Inspirational One Liner Safe
Don’t neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.
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Future Need Neglect Plenty Time Wasted Time
Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
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Assume Belong Character Judgement Ridiculous
Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
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Cake Fear Peace
The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales.
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Injury Same Scale Suffering Weigh
It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.
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Bad Fire Master Passion Servant Water

Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.

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