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Remorse is the fruit of crime.

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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
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
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
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
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
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
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
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
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Lose Madness Shirt Slave
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
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
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money

Remorse is the fruit of crime.

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