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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.

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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Secret See Time
How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Dangerous Evidence Fake Reason
I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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Children Fortune Goodness Myself Rise Season Shame
Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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Beautiful Enjoyment Happiness Misery Person Talk Ugly Wealth
Always desire to learn something useful.
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Desire Knowledge Learning
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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Good Help Man Misfortune Task
Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Failure Goodness Himself Man Wisdom
Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Favor Gratitude
Despair often breeds disease.
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Born Despair Sick
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
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See
He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Friendship Himself Life Throw
Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Born Kindness One Liner
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Destroy Drive Himself Mad
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Man Mindset Sick Wisdom

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