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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
Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Born Kindness One Liner
Always desire to learn something useful.
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Desire Knowledge Learning
The happiest life is to be without thought.
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Happiest Joy Thinking
You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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Ideas Kill Man Yourself
A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Mindset Peace War
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate
When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Myself Talk Understand
Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Secret See Time
Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Best Captain Opportunity
Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Few Wisdom Word
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
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
And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Act Eyes Fools Thinking
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God

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