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Nothing is falser than people’s preconceptions and ready-made opinions; nothing is sillier than their sham morality.

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He has gone over to the majority.
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Himself Majority
One good turn deserves another.
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Deserve Goodness Turn
Leave your home, O youth, and seek out alien shores. A wider range of life has been ordained for you.
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Alien Home Leaving Life Yourself
The world wills itself to be deceived, so let it be deceived.
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Allow Betrayal World
Beauty and wisdom are rarely conjoined.
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Beautiful Rare Wisdom
Women are one and all a set of vultures.
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Oneself Vulture Women
The mind longs for what it has missed.
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Mindset Missing
A physician is nothing but a consoler of the mind.
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Counseling Mindset
The favor for the favor or One hand washes the other.
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Favor Hardship
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
It is fear that first brought gods into the world.
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Deep Fear God Philosophy World
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
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
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
Wisdom and beauty form a very rare combination.
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Beautiful Combination Wisdom
A doctor is nothing more than consolation for the spirit.
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Doctor Spirit

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