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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Dead Deep Desire Hate Inspirational One Liner
Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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Cheer Death Evil Goodness Happen Man Truth
One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.
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Account Evil Himself Injured Injustice Journey Man Return Suffering
Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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Ashamed Care Fame Improvement Money Prestige Soul Truth Wisdom
I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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Except FAction Ignorance Learning One Liner
When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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Bad Breathe Insight Wisdom
Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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Constant Fall Friendship
Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
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Deep Healing Love Need One Liner
If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
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Goodness Inspirational Saddle Struggle Tame
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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Contentment Greedy Satisfaction
To move the world we must move ourselves.
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Change Inspirational One Liner Ourself
All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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Divine Immortal Men Peace Soul
To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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Bad Character Express Fault Harm Language Oneself Soul
Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Equality Man Superior Woman Women Empowerment
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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Confidence Man Marriage Sex Virgin
Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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Blessing Goodness Individual State Wealth

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

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