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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.

Juvenal

If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
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
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
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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Alive Give Up Mother In Law Peace
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
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

There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.

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