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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.

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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
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Greatness Grief Ourselves
They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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God Himself Love Rule Stand Wisdom
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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Good Help Man Misfortune Task
It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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Hope Kind Maintain Man
None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Bad Love Messenger News
What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Command Enforcement Yourself
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Himself Luck Player Wisdom
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
The tyrant is a child of pride.
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Children One Liner Pride
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
Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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Evil Lazy Mom
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Coward Fortune
All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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Disgust Himself Leaving Nature Oneself
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Fear Hear Man
Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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God Himself Life Live
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use
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
Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Destroy Drive Himself Mad
Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Conquer Evil Ignorance Tough
Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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Action Fancy Knowledge Test Trial Yourself
Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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Easy Medicine Sleep
Who seeks shall find.
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Finding Search Seek
Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Expose Hide Reality Time
Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Born Kindness One Liner
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Nature Noble Speech Stain

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