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The noblest motive is the public good.

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If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.
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Heaven Hell Move Raise
A shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
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Object Women
She has a human face and as far as the groin she is a girl with lovely breasts, but below she is a monstrous sea creature, her womb full of wolves
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Face Girl Human Sea She Women
No benefits can be expected from war.
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Expectation War
Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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Arrogant Spare
No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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Learning Misfortune Relieve Strange Suffering
Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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Come Death Ear Live
The greatest wealth is health.
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Gymnastic Health Inspirational One Liner Wealth
Fortunate is he whose mind has the power to probe the causes of things and trample underfoot all terrors and inexorable fate.
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Cause Fate Fortunate Mind Power Terror
Every man’s last day is fixed. Lifetimes are brief, and not to be regained, for all mankind. But by their deeds to make their fame last: that is labor for the brave.
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Brave Death Deed Fame Gain Labor Lifetime Man Mankind Reality
Time passes irrevocably.
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One Liner Time
All bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
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Conquer Endurance Fortune
Rumor starts as a timid thing, But soon it covers the earth, and its voices ring, While its feet walk the ground and its head is above the clouds.
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Cloud Earth Ground Rumor Start Voice Walk
A woman is an ever fickle and changeable thing.
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Change Woman Women Empowerment
Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
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Cause Happiness Learning Man
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
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Consume Fire Nourish Poison Secret She Vein Women Women Empowerment

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