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

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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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Argument One Liner Strong Truth
To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Afraid Person Rustle
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Nature Noble Speech Stain
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
The good befriend themselves.
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Acceptance Friendship Goodness
If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Aware Dangerous Live Trouble Watch Yourself
Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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Kindness One Liner
Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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Chance Day Fear Live Man Rule
Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Accuse Blame Charge Silence Support
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
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
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
If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Help Luck Need Oneself
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Best Light Live Thinking
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Darkness Destiny Escape Power Wealth
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

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