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It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge

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Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
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
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Hardship Poverty Ridiculous
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
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
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
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
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Lose Madness Shirt Slave
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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