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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.

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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Man Profit Terrible Wisdom
The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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Cherish Myself Strength Truth
I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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Friendship Love Myself Word
Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Death Evil Live Myself Source
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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Chance Day Fear Live Man Rule
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Adversity Ourselves Recognition Sorrow
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
Knowledge must come through action.
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Action Knowledge
Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Best Born Oneself Possible Reckon
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
Love, you mock us for your sport.
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Funny Love Sport Yourself
You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Day Kind Type Yourself
Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Greatness Hands Opinion Power
How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Dangerous Evidence Fake Reason
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Best Light Live Thinking

Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.

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