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The tyrant is a child of pride.

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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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Action Teaching Ugly
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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Corruption Currency Kind Man Mindset Money Worst Worth
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate
Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Existence Thinking Wisdom
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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Agreement Cheating Justice Treat
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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Call Cry Milk Past Proverb
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Greatness Grief Ourselves
Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Best Born Oneself Possible Reckon
If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Body Freedom Mindset Myself Slave
Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Money Moral World
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See
A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Learning Man Mindset Shame Thinking Wisdom
It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Better Grace Live
Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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God Himself Life Live
God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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God Injury Punishment Return

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