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Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.

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To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.
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Darkness Dream Race
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?
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Animal Clouds Nature
An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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Honesty Insult Men Praise
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
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Busy Men Wine
A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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Deceit Deceived Money
You can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
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Knowledge Yourself
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking

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