For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.

There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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Doubt Gain Loss Occasion
As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
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Dowry Goodness Sufficient Wisdom
If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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It is easier to begin well than to finish well.
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Beginning Easy End Start
Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
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Animal Away Wolf
Fire is next akin to smoke.
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A woman finds it much easier to do ill than well.
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Easy Finding Sick
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
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The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
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I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
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Lost Man Regard Shame
It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
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One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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Courage in danger is half the battle.
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It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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