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Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.

Pericles

Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wait Wise
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.
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Humor Interest Politics
For grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed.
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Death Grief Loss Want
Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to let it go.
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Dangerous Empire Let Go Wrong
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
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Engrave Live Monument Past Stone
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
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Action Discussion Indispensable Stumble Wise
Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.
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Action Capable People Politics Support Survival
Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies’ designs.
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Afraid Design Enemy Mistake
Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.
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Chase Poverty Shame Work
We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
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Imitate Model Reality
Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
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Action Discussion Indispensable Stumble Wise
Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wise
It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears.
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Agrument Belly Difficult Ears
A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.
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Glory Goodness Ill Men Talk Women

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