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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.

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No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Hardship Poverty Ridiculous
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth 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
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
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
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human

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