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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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Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again.
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Comfort Gentle Human
He travels best that knows when to return.
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Himself Return Travel
Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.
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Law Man Nature Necessary Portion Substance Waste
Who does more earnestly long for a change than he who is uneasy in his present circumstances? And who run to create confusions with so desperate a boldness as those who have nothing to lose, hope to gain by them?
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Change Circumstance Creation Hope Lose Present
A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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Herself Love Man Willing Woman
Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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Close Each Other Religion Sex
A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
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Character Enough Face Himself Hold Man
Oh! blame not the bard.
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Blame One Liner
It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this.
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Happiness Live Possible
We cannot go to heaven in featherbeds.
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Death Heaven Journey
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
It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines.
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Avoid Man Medicine Wisdom
Yea, marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is rhyme; before, it was neither rhyme nor reason.
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Marriage Reason Rhyme
It’s wrong to deprive someone else of a pleasure so that you can enjoy one yourself, but to deprive yourself of a pleasure so that you can add to someone else’s enjoyment is an act of humanity by which you always gain more than you lose.
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Act Enjoyment Humanity Oneself Pleasure Wrong
No more like together than is chalke to coles.
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Cole Togetherness
The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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Forget Heart Love True

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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