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Honesty is admired, and starves.

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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
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
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
Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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Blind Enjoyment Fortune
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
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
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue

Honesty is admired, and starves.

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