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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.

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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Act Age Himself Man
None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Bad Love Messenger News
How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Man Profit Terrible Wisdom
Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Few Wisdom Word
Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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Count Death Empty Happiness Hope Live Man Myself Worth
Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Delay Hate One Liner Truth
To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Afraid Person Rustle
A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Learning Man Mindset Shame Thinking Wisdom
You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Day Kind Type Yourself
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use
I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Cheating Failure Honor Preference Respect Win
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Lying Sweet Unknown
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
What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Command Enforcement Yourself
How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Dangerous Evidence Fake Reason
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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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.

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