We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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Manner Mud Vulgar
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
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Age Capacity Wisdom
Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
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Fire is next akin to smoke.
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Ones oldest friend is the best.
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No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not become an annoyance when he has stayed three continuous days in a friend’s house.
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Annoy Friendship Guest Himself Home Welcome
I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
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Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
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Exception Expectation Result Rule
Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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Desire Fast Known Trouble
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
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It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
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There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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Doubt Gain Loss Occasion
I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?
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