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You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.

Thomas More

Nobody sees a flower really, it is so small. We haven’t time,and to see takes time- like to have a friend takes time. One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled, but few are educated.
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Education Flower Friendship Oneself Problem Small
They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is.
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Esteem Gold Value Wonder
Every tribulation which ever comes our way either is sent to be medicinal, if we will take it as such, or may become medicinal, if we will make it such, or is better than medicinal, unless we forsake it.
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Medicine Ourselves Way
If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
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Himself Lion Man Rule Strength
Friendship demands attention.
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Attention Demand Friendship
What is deferred is not avoided.
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Avoid One Liner
A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor.
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Evil Goodness Need
Howbeit, this one thing, son, I assure you on my faith, that if the parties will at hands call for justice, then, all were it my father stood on the one side, and the devil on the other, his cause being good, the devil should have right.
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Devil Faith Goodness Hands Oneself Right Thing
It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.
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Best Invention Man Natural
Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
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Campaign Hold Office
A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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Herself Love Man Willing Woman
By reason of gifts and bribes the offices be given to rich men, which should rather have been executed by wise men.
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Bribe Gift Man Reason Rich Wisdom
No living creature is naturally greedy, except from fear of want – or in the case of human beings, from vanity, the notion that you’re better than people if you can display more superfluous property than they can.
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Creature Fear Live Yourself
The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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Distance Heaven Place
Pride thinks it’s own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.
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Bright Fortune Happiness Pride Shine Thinking
It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines.
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Avoid Man Medicine Wisdom

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