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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Expose Hide Reality Time
No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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Agreement Cheating Justice Treat
Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Destroy Drive Himself Mad
The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Gift God High Kind Man Plant
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See
There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Beyond Justice Point Statement
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
Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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Kindness One Liner
A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Mindset Peace War
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
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
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
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
He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Friendship Himself Life Throw
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Best Light Live Thinking
You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Act Age Himself Man

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