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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
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
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
Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
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Fate God Heaven Place Wise
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
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner
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
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason

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