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There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
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Different Lion Quite Sculptor Statue
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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Misfortune Wise
Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.
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Always Cry Deep Hurt Loud
Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
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Cake Fear Peace
He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.
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Education Family Friendship Trust
Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.
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Care Obligation Poverty Wealth
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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One Liner Wisdom Wolf
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
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Bird Feather Inspirational
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
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
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Act Imagination Kindness Level Limitation Success Waste
The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.
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Friendship One Liner Opportunity
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Enemy Faith Friendship Kiss Wound
Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.
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Assume Belong Character Judgement Ridiculous
You can fool people some of the time, but you can’t fool them all of the time.
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Fools Honesty People Time
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Beware Grasp Lose Shadow Substance
Those who suffer most cry out the least.
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Break Up Broken Heart Cry One Liner Pain Suffering

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