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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.

Sophocles

All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Cure Evil Man Wrong
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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Drink Himself Man Thirst Wisdom
For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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Kindness Price Return Yourself
God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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God Injury Punishment Return
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Greatness Missing Yourself
Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Secret See Time
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
A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Doctor Medicine Need Wisdom
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
Always desire to learn something useful.
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Desire Knowledge Learning
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
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use
A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Fear Hear Man
A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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Act Fear Feeling Man Word
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Deception Profit Sweet

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