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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
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
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
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
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
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
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
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
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
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
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

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