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- 1.
It is the part of a fool to give advice to others and not himself to be on his guard.
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- 2.
That only is a disgrace to a man which he has deserved to suffer.
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- 3.
Success tempts many to their ruin.
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- 4.
In outward show so splendid and so vain; ’tis but a gilded block without a brain.
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- 5.
Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many.
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- 6.
The humble are in danger when those in power disagree.
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- 7.
Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.
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- 8.
Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.
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- 9.
A learned man has always riches in himself.
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- 10.
In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master’s name.
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- 11.
The intelligence of few perceives what has been carefully hidden in the recesses of the mind.
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- 12.
Strangers he gulls, but friends make fun of him.
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- 13.
Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense.
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- 14.
Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.
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- 15.
The bow kept taut will quickly break, kept loosely strung, it will serve you when you need it.
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- 16.
I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.
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- 17.
The only problem with seeing too much is that it makes you insane.
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- 18.
Everyone is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example.
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- 19.
The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking.
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- 20.
An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.
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