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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.

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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Fake Friendship Greatness Wound
In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Strong Weakness
Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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Easy Medicine Sleep
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
No honest man will argue on every side.
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Argument Honesty Man Side
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
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Lying Ruin Sorry True
It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Administration Fear Law Man Obedience People Stand State
He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Friendship Himself Life Throw
Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Destroy Drive Himself Mad
Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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Depend Happiness Way Wisdom
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
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
There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Beyond Justice Point Statement
Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Best Born Oneself Possible Reckon
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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