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A physician is nothing but a consoler of the mind.

Petronius

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
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
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
Just as dumb creatures are snared by food, human beings would not be caught unless they had a nibble of hope.
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Creature Food Hope
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
While fortune lasts you will see your friend’s face.
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Face Fortune Friendship
The world wills itself to be deceived, so let it be deceived.
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Allow Betrayal World
The favor for the favor or One hand washes the other.
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Favor Hardship
One good turn deserves another.
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Deserve Goodness Turn
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
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
What power has law where only money rules?
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Law Money Power Rule
Everyone will find what he’s looking for. Nothing pleases everyone: this man gathers thorns, that one roses.
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Finding Happiness Oneself Pleasure Rose
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

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