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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.

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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
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Justice Mistake Security
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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Cure Evil Fate Pain Try Yourself
He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Friendship Himself Life Throw
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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Acceptance Friendship Oneself Possession
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See
It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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Himself Learning Weakness Wrong
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
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
A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Learning Man Mindset Shame Thinking Wisdom
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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Corruption Currency Kind Man Mindset Money Worst Worth
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Man Oneself State
All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Cure Evil Man Wrong
Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Existence Thinking Wisdom
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

Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.

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