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Honesty is admired, and starves.

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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
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
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
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
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
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
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
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
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
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
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
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Cold Honesty One Liner Praise

Honesty is admired, and starves.

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