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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.

Sophocles

A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Mindset Peace War
Who seeks shall find.
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Finding Search Seek
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
I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Desire Myself Reality Suffering
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
Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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Failure Fake Success
Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Few Wisdom Word
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Friendship Victory Win Yourself
Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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Count Death Empty Happiness Hope Live Man Myself Worth
You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Freedom Life Live Pain Remember Suffering
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Greatness Missing Yourself
What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Command Enforcement Yourself
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
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
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use

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