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Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.

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All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
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
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
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
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
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
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue

Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.

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