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The marketplace is democratic.

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Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.
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Beautiful Love Mind Soft
The marketplace is democratic.
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Demorcracy Market One Liner
Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think.
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Action Express Level Philosophy Themselves Thinking
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
Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
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Deceit Fair Show
For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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Celebrity Earth Famous Memorial Men
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
Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wise
We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
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Imitate Model Reality
Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.
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Business Earth Eat Fish Men Power Sea
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 king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.
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Crave Grave King Men Parents Time
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
It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears.
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Agrument Belly Difficult Ears
Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
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

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