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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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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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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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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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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