Art is man’s refuge from adversity.

Why should he who is scared be careful?
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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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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Courage Endurance God Life
At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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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
Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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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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Whom the gods love dies young.
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