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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.

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Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
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
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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Die Live Madness Order Sheer Want Wealth
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
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
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
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
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
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse

The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.

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