The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
MENANDERDo not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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A man that runs away may fight again.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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In many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
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Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature’s way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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