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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.

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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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God Himself Love Rule Stand 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
No honest man will argue on every side.
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Argument Honesty Man Side
A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Doctor Medicine Need Wisdom
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
You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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Ideas Kill Man Yourself
None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Bad Love Messenger News
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Man Mindset Sick Wisdom
How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Dangerous Evidence Fake Reason
Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Fortune Hard Work Lazy
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Lying Ruin Sorry True
Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Alone Believe Empty Maintain Man Right Talk Thinking Yourself
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Coward Fortune
A lie never lives to be old.
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Live Lying Old One Liner
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Fear Hear Man

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