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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.

Sophocles

If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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Drink Himself Man Thirst Wisdom
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Man Oneself State
Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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Count Death Empty Happiness Hope Live Man Myself Worth
When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Myself Talk Understand
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See
Love, you mock us for your sport.
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Funny Love Sport Yourself
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
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
Remember there is no success without hard work.
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Hard Work Remember Success
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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Alone Believe Empty Maintain Man Right Talk Thinking Yourself
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Justice Mistake Security
There is no success without hardship.
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Hard Time One Liner Success
Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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Chance Help Opportunity
Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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Best Born Past Prize
Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Conquer Evil Ignorance Tough
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Deception Profit Sweet

Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.

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