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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.

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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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Forget Happiness Misery Present
How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Man Profit Terrible Wisdom
For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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Kindness Price Return Yourself
Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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Healing One Liner Ourselves Sorrow Time
Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Few Wisdom Word
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Adversity Ourselves Recognition Sorrow
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Darkness Destiny Escape Power Wealth
No honest man will argue on every side.
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Argument Honesty Man Side
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
A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Mindset Peace War
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Action Talk Terrible Wrong
Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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Cry God Hands Mourn
A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Fools Happiness Himself Man Talk Thinking
They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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God Himself Love Rule Stand Wisdom
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
I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Cheating Failure Honor Preference Respect Win

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