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" He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy wall of brass. "

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" Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious. "

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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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" Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain. "

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" The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet. "

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" It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit. "

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