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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

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I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.
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Birthday Dust Grains Youth
The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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Deep Delicate Inspirational Produce Rose Sharp
There is a certain pleasure in weeping.
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Cry One Liner Pain Please Pleasure Weep
The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
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Encouragement Horse Motivational Race Spirit Try Win
There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
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Evil Inspirational Remedy
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Bright Burn Clean Lamp Wicked
It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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Enemy Learn One Liner
He who has lived in obscurity has lived well.
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Live Onscurity
Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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Death Deep Delay Punishment
Little things please little minds.
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Little Mind One Liner
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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Ancient Born Praise Time
The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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Adventure Inspirational
Enhance and intensify one’s vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.
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Beauty Enhance Reality Truth Vision
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
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Always Cast Chance Expectation Fish Powerful
Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Darkness Fair Fault Forgiveness Night Woman
Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
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Material Surpass Work

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