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A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.

Sophocles

Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Money Moral World
Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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Cry God Hands Mourn
How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Man Profit Terrible Wisdom
One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Freedom Love Oneself Pain Weight Word
Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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Finding See Time Yourself
In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Strong Weakness
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Man Oneself State
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
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Lying Sweet Unknown
The truth is always the strongest argument.
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Argument One Liner Strong Truth
No honest man will argue on every side.
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Argument Honesty Man Side
I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Food Myself Recommend
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Deception Profit Sweet
Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Greatness Missing Yourself
And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Act Eyes Fools Thinking
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

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