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

Sophocles

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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Fools Love Remember Yourself
Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Secret See Time
It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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Himself Learning Weakness Wrong
All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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Disgust Himself Leaving Nature Oneself
The good befriend themselves.
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Acceptance Friendship Goodness
Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Jewellery Silence Woman
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
Despair often breeds disease.
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Born Despair Sick
A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Mindset Peace War
If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Aware Dangerous Live Trouble Watch Yourself
Always desire to learn something useful.
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Desire Knowledge Learning
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Friendship Victory Win Yourself
You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Act Age Himself Man
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
Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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Finding See Time Yourself
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate

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