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Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.

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If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
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Affair Extreme Fortune Humble Joke People
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
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Guilty Heart Punishment Verdict
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
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Fate God Heaven Place Wise
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
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Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Crime Crown Different Result

Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.

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