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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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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
SOPHOCLES

Brought Courage God
If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Help Luck Need Oneself
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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Corruption Currency Kind Man Mindset Money Worst Worth
In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Strong Weakness
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
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Coward Fortune
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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Kindness Price Return Yourself
Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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Evil Lazy Mom
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
What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Blame Fate Fortune Worst
The truth is always the strongest argument.
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Argument One Liner Strong Truth
Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Death Evil Live Myself Source
Without labor nothing prospers.
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Labor Prosperity
They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
SOPHOCLES

God Himself Love Rule Stand Wisdom
A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Fools Happiness Himself Man Talk Thinking

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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