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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.

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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
Many a man has met death from the rushing flood of his own eloquence; others from the strength and wondrous thews in which they have trusted.
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Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
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
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
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
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
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
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
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
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
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
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

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