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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.

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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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Darkness Horror Myself
I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Cheating Failure Honor Preference Respect Win
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
Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Existence Thinking Wisdom
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
Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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Chance Help Opportunity
The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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Cruelty Goodness Soul Wicked
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Action Talk Terrible Wrong
It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Better Grace Live
There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Beyond Justice Point Statement
Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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Finding See Time Yourself
Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Fortune Hard Work Lazy
Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Friendship Stubborn Stupidity
Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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Heart Spirit Thinking Wisdom Word
A lie never lives to be old.
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Live Lying Old One Liner
Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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Healing One Liner Ourselves Sorrow Time
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Advice One Liner Talk Wisdom
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Himself Luck Player Wisdom
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Coward Fortune
Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Delay Hate One Liner Truth
If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Help Luck Need Oneself
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Friendship Himself Life Throw
None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Bad Love Messenger News
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
Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Best Captain Opportunity
Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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Excellence Hands Man Opinion Pervert

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