A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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