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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.

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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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Agreement Cheating Justice Treat
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
Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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Heart Spirit Thinking Wisdom Word
Who seeks shall find.
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Finding Search Seek
Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Existence Thinking Wisdom
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Man Mindset Sick Wisdom
Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Favor Gratitude
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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Drink Himself Man Thirst Wisdom
Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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Beautiful Enjoyment Happiness Misery Person Talk Ugly Wealth
To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Afraid Person Rustle
No honest man will argue on every side.
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Argument Honesty Man Side
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
Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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Chance Help Opportunity
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Greatness Grief Ourselves
Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Failure Goodness Himself Man Wisdom

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