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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.

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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
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
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
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
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
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
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Guilty Heart Punishment Verdict

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