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Brave hearts do not back down back off.

Sophocles

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
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Lying Sweet Unknown
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Bad Love Messenger News
If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Help Luck Need Oneself
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Advice One Liner Talk Wisdom
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
Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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God Himself Life Live
Opportunity has power over all things.
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One Liner Opportunity Power
Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Accuse Blame Charge Silence Support
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Beautiful Human Use
The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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Cruelty Goodness Soul Wicked
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
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
Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Goodness Ignore Judgment Lost Man

Brave hearts do not back down back off.

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