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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.

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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Deception Profit Sweet
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
Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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Day Honesty Oneself Space Test Time
Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Attraction Kindness One Liner
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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Darkness Horror Myself
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
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
I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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Children Fortune Goodness Myself Rise Season Shame
The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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Cherish Myself Strength Truth
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use
Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Fortune Hard Work Lazy
Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Children Life Mom
What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Blame Fate Fortune Worst
Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Alone Believe Empty Maintain Man Right Talk Thinking Yourself

A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.

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