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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.

Democritus

Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Beginning Creation Envy One Liner
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Moderation Pain Pleasure Throw Wind
Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Moderation Pleasure
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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Blame Character Echo Fate Man Mistake Nature Passion Weakness
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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Alone Deed Desire False Man True
The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
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Choice Daughter Fortunate Man Son
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Deep Destroy Error Judgment
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Anger Control Fight Hard Inspirational Man Prudent
No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Extension Knowledge Power Treasure
The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Home Man One Liner Universe Wise
Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Expectation Virtue Wrong
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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Men Prudent Trust Worth
People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make their despicable actions appear respectable and praiseworthy.
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Children Excuse Greedy Human Nature People
Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Bottom Bury Nature Sea Snorkeling
Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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City Master Men Slave Women
To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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She Speak Woman

Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.

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