Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
PINDARWrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?
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Convention is the ruler of all.
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Envy bestrides praise.
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Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.
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Words have a longer life than deeds.
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The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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The noblest of the elements is water.
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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
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Many a time the thing left silent makes for happiness.
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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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It is God that accomplishes all term to hopes, God, who overtakes the flying eagle, outpasses the dolphin in the sea; who bends under his strength the man with thoughts too high.
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Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
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