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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.

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Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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Heart Spirit Thinking Wisdom Word
Opportunity has power over all things.
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One Liner Opportunity Power
Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Goodness Ignore Judgment Lost Man
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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Acceptance Friendship Oneself Possession
Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Secret See Time
The good befriend themselves.
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Acceptance Friendship Goodness
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Man Mindset Sick Wisdom
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
All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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Disgust Himself Leaving Nature Oneself
You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Day Kind Type Yourself
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Friendship Victory Win Yourself
A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Fools Happiness Himself Man Talk Thinking
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
Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Children Life Mom
If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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Cure Evil Fate Pain Try Yourself
They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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God Himself Love Rule Stand Wisdom

God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.

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