How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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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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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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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