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One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.

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It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
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
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
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
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
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Food Home Myself Vegetables
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
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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Break Thinking Try
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor

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