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We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.

Xenophon

Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational Yourself
A man may hate cruelty and lies, but if he’s never given an opportunity to show what he’s made of, no one will remember him when he dies.
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Death Hate Lying Man Opportunity Remember
He who marries a beautiful woman in hopes of being happy with her knows not but that even she herself may be the cause of all his uneasinesses.
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Beautiful Hope Marriage Struggle Woman
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
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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Harm Health
Anyone who imprisoned people on the ground of ignorance might fairly be confined himself by those who understood what he did not.
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Himself Ignorance People Understand
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
Anything forced is not beautiful.
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Beautiful Force One Liner
We’re all going to die, but does that mean we have to be buried alive?
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Alive Death Philosophy
People often say what is right and do what is wrong; but nobody can be in the wrong if he is doing what is right.
XENOPHON

People Philosophy Right Wrong
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
Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.
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Darkness Generosity Greatness Greedy People Success
Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Confidence Strong
Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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One Liner Success
Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves.
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Mistake People Reality
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

We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.

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We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.

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