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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Existence Thinking Wisdom
Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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Heart Spirit Thinking Wisdom Word
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Justice Mistake Security
I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Desire Myself Reality Suffering
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Himself Luck Player Wisdom
No honest man will argue on every side.
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Argument Honesty Man Side
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Action Talk Terrible Wrong
Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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Alone Bad Day Man Reveal Time
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
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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Good Help Man Misfortune Task
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Secret See Time
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
You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Day Kind Type Yourself
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
Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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Easy Medicine Sleep
Knowledge must come through action.
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Action Knowledge
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use
Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Conquer Evil Ignorance Tough
Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Greatness Missing Yourself
A lie never lives to be old.
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Live Lying Old One Liner
Opportunity has power over all things.
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One Liner Opportunity Power
The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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Dignity Kind Learning Loss Man Opinion Pronounce Right Thinking Word
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
Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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Bad Bring Messenger News
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
The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Gift God High Kind Man Plant

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