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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.

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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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Happiest Joy Thinking
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Failure Goodness Himself Man Wisdom
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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Call Cry Milk Past Proverb
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
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
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
You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Freedom Life Live Pain Remember Suffering
Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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Evil Lazy Mom
All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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Crime Goodness Himself Man Mistake Pride
Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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Easy Medicine Sleep
There is no success without hardship.
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Hard Time One Liner Success
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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Good Help Man Misfortune Task
A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Fear Hear Man
It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Better Grace Live
Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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Darkness Horror Myself

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