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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.

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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
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
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
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Cold Honesty One Liner Praise
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
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
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
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
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
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
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Hardship Poverty Ridiculous

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