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Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.

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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
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 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
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
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 possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue
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

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