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Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.

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Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
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Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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Alive Give Up Mother In Law Peace
So Nature ordains; no evil example corrupts us so soon and so rapidly as one that has been set at home, since it comes into the mind on high authority.
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Authority Example Mind Nature Rapid
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Cold Honesty One Liner Praise
Many a man has met death from the rushing flood of his own eloquence; others from the strength and wondrous thews in which they have trusted.
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Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Hardship Poverty Ridiculous
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue

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