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The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

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The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.

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Whatever advice you give, be short.

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Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

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It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

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A word once uttered can never be recalled.

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Help a man against his will and you do the same as murder him.

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You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

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Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them?

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We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

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Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. Lat., Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow.

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When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

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Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.

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I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

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I teach that all men are mad.

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Hired mourners at a funeral say and do - A little more than they whose grief is true

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Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

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In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

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Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not.

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Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

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Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.

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Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

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Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

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Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or man.

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