I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.

Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Advantage One Liner Silence
By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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People Willing Wisdom Yourself
It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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Hairs White Wisdom
Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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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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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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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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Better Knowledge Known
To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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The good man makes others good.
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