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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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Good Help Man Misfortune Task
Knowledge must come through action.
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Action Knowledge
How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Man Profit Terrible Wisdom
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Nature Noble Speech Stain
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
Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Delay Hate One Liner Truth
The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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Cruelty Goodness Soul Wicked
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
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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Chance Day Fear Live Man Rule
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
Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Destroy Drive Himself Mad
Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Born Kindness One Liner
Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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Kindness One Liner
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate
You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Day Kind Type Yourself
The happiest life is to be without thought.
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Happiest Joy Thinking

Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

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