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Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.

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It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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Believe Evil Hands
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
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.
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Egg Food Kissing
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Army Leadership Skill
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
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 is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
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

Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.

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