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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

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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
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
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
Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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Best Born Past Prize
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
Stranger in a strange country.
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Country One Liner Stranger
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
Despair often breeds disease.
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Born Despair Sick
And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Act Eyes Fools Thinking
Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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God Himself Life Live
Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Conquer Evil Ignorance Tough
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
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
Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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Failure Fake Success
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

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