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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
Bad company corrupts good character.
The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.
Riches cover a multitude of woes.
It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'
Whom the gods love dies young.
Everything is destroyed by its own particular vice: the destructive power resides within. Rust destroys iron, moths destroy clothes, the worm eats away the wood; but greatest of all evils is envy, impious habitant of corrupt souls, which ever was, is, and shall be a consuming disease.
Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind.
Conscience is a God to all mortals.
Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.
The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
A man that runs away may fight again.
All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature's way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
He who labors diligently need never despair.
Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men's troubles and that will comfort you.
In many things it is not well to say, "Know thyself"; it is better to say, "Know others."
It is as easy to draw back a stone, thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
No just person ever became quickly rich.
No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
Nothing is more useful than silence.
Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
Silence is often advantageous.
Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
The good man makes others good.
The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
The workman still is greater than his work.
There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
There is but one genuine love potion - consideration....
To live is not to live for one's self; let us help one another.
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
Why should he who is scared be careful?
He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
Art is man's refuge from adversity.

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