A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
SOPHOCLESMen of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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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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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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