Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.
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Conquered, we conquer.
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Courage in danger is half the battle.
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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
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Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
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I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men.
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Keep what you have; the known evil is best.
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Laws are subordinate to custom.
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No man is wise enough by himself.
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Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
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One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising.
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The atom, being for all practical purposes the stable unit of the physical plane, is a constantly changing vortex of reactions.
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The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
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Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
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This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
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Where there are friends there is wealth.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.
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