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

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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
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
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
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
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
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
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth

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

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