Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land.
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