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Knowledge must come through action.
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Action Knowledge
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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Fools Love Remember Yourself
Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Existence Thinking Wisdom
Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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Alone Bad Day Man Reveal Time
One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Freedom Love Oneself Pain Weight Word
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Adversity Ourselves Recognition Sorrow
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
There is no success without hardship.
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Hard Time One Liner Success
You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Day Kind Type Yourself
A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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Act Fear Feeling Man Word
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Man Mindset Sick Wisdom
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Darkness Destiny Escape Power Wealth
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
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Freedom Life Live Pain Remember Suffering
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use

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