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