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It is fear that first brought gods into the world.

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The favor for the favor or One hand washes the other.
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Favor Hardship
Women are one and all a set of vultures.
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Oneself Vulture Women
Wisdom and beauty form a very rare combination.
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Beautiful Combination Wisdom
While fortune lasts you will see your friend’s face.
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Face Fortune Friendship
A man who is always ready to believe what is told him will never do well, especially a businessman.
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Believe Business Man
I believe that school makes complete fools of our young men, because they see and hear nothing of ordinary life there.
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Believe Complete Fools Life Man Ordinary School Young
Can’t you see that I’m only advising you to beg yourself not to be so dumb
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Advice Beg Dumb See Yourself
A physician is nothing but a consoler of the mind.
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Counseling Mindset
Heaven is equally distant everywhere.
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Distance Equality Heaven
It is fear that first brought gods into the world.
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Deep Fear God Philosophy World
Outward beauty is not enough; to be attractive a woman must use words, wit, playfulness, sweet-talk, and laughter to transcend the gifts of nature.
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Attractive Beautiful Enough Gift Nature
One good turn deserves another.
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Deserve Goodness Turn
He that has a penny in his purse, is worth a penny: Have and you shall be esteemed.
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Esteem Himself Worth Yourself
A doctor is nothing more than consolation for the spirit.
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Doctor Spirit
What power has law where only money rules?
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Law Money Power Rule
Nothing is falser than people’s preconceptions and ready-made opinions; nothing is sillier than their sham morality.
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Conception False Moral People

It is fear that first brought gods into the world.

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