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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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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Remember there is no success without hard work.
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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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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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