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Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
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
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue
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
Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
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Affair Extreme Fortune Humble Joke People
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
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Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
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
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Cold Honesty One Liner Praise

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