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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.

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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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Agriculture Ignorant Man Problem Wheat
A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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Conception Emotional Illusion Moral Relative Sound System True Value Vulgar
The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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Enjoyment Life Live Principle
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
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
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Decide Deliver Enable Inspirational Instinct Poet Poetry Wisdom
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Dead Deep Desire Hate Inspirational One Liner
The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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Evil Include Language Misuse One Liner Soul
Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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Couple Deep Discuss Relationship Speak
No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was the greatest of evils.
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Blessing Death Evil Fear Greatness Knowledge Man
Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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Constant Fall Friendship
Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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Deep Eat Funny Live One Liner
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
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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Goodness Inspirational Life One Liner Value
When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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Debate Failure Loser Lost Slander
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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Education Flame Kindness Learning Vessel
The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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Authority Bad Children Contempt Disrespect Exercise Love Luxury Manner Place

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