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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.

Sophocles

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
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
What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Fake Friendship Greatness Wound
Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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God Himself Life Live
Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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Chance Day Fear Live Man Rule
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
Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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Action Teaching Ugly
To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Afraid Person Rustle
What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Command Enforcement Yourself
What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Blame Fate Fortune Worst
If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Body Freedom Mindset Myself Slave
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Greatness Grief Ourselves
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Nature Noble Speech Stain
All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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Crime Goodness Himself Man Mistake Pride

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