Despair often breeds disease.
SOPHOCLESHow terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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No honest man will argue on every side.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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There is no success without hardship.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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