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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Nature Noble Speech Stain
If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Body Freedom Mindset Myself Slave
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
It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Administration Fear Law Man Obedience People Stand State
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
I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Desire Myself Reality Suffering
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Man Oneself State
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate
A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Doctor Medicine Need Wisdom
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Deception Profit Sweet
When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Myself Talk Understand
You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Act Age Himself Man
Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Expose Hide Reality Time
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
How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Dangerous Evidence Fake Reason

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