What greater wound is there than a false friend?
SOPHOCLESA trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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