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A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.

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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
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
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
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
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Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
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
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Clever Mindset Wine
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
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
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Alcohol Clever Friendship Rich Successful Wine
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring

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