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It is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
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Grace Law Respect
It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Wrong
When a horse wants to display himself, he lifts his neck up high and flexes his poll haughtily, and picks his legs up freely, and keeps his tail up.
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Animal Freedom Himself
We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.
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Gratitude Kindness Man
Most of us are always trying to increase our wealth, but you and your officers seem far more concerned with perfecting your souls.
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Ourselves Perfection Rich Soul Yourself
Brevity is the soul of command.
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Control One Liner Soul
Perhaps their attacks on my character meant that the hour was ripe for my career to begin in earnest.
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Beginning Character Myself
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man
And in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.
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Democracy Law Politics Violence
Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
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Distance Guide Separate
Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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One Liner Success
If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.
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Death Fall Myself Shame
No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happened to say it by chance, they would not know they had done so.
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Human Philosophy Truth
Anything forced is not beautiful.
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Beautiful Force One Liner
Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
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Effort God Goodness Man
Whether in industry or in politics, leaders should be building a new, more flexible order for the imperiled generations to come.
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Business Future Politics

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