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Good slaves are free, but bad free men are slaves of many passions.
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How stupid it was for the king to tear out his hair in grief, as if baldness were a cure for sorrow.
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It hurts the bald-head just as much as the thatched-head to have his hairs plucked.
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Boys throw stones at frogs in fun, but the frogs do not die in fun, but in earnest.
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Love of money is the mother-city (metropolis) of all evils.
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Old age is the harbor of all ills.
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Wealth is the sinews of success.
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Self-conceit is the enemy of progress.
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