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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.

Sophocles

I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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Friendship Love Myself Word
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Bad Love Messenger News
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Friendship Victory Win Yourself
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
Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Decision Quick Safety
What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Believe People Thinking Truth
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate
Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Secret See Time
Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Death Evil Live Myself Source
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Best Light Live 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
Who seeks shall find.
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Finding Search Seek
Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Fortune Hard Work Lazy
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
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

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