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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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If they are just, they are better than clever.
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No greater evil can a man endure Than a bad wife, nor find a greater good Than one both good and wise; and each man speaks As judging by the experience of his life.
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Enemies gifts are no gifts and do no good.
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Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.
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A man who deals in fairness with his own, he can make manifest justice in the state.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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The man from whom the joys of life have departed is living no more, but should be counted with the dead.
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When men have killed joy, I do not believe they still live.
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But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.
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How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.
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To me so deep a silence portends some dread event; a clamorous sorrow wastes itself in sound.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand.
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To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.
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The strongest iron, hardened in the fire, most often ends in scraps and shatterings.
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It made our hair stand up in panic fear.
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You clearly hate to yield, but you will regret it when your anger has passed. Such natures are justly the hardest for themselves to bear.
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It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do.