“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Wisdom
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“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Anger
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“Union gives strength.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Cooperation
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“Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Adversity
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“We would often be sorry if our wishes were granted.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Wish
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“Wealth unused might as well not exist.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Wealth
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“In union there is strength.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Unity
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“Little by little does the trick.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: General
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“Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Safety
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“It is easy to be brave when far away from danger.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Risk
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“Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Respectability
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“Plodding wins the race.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Perseverance
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“Slow and steady wins the race.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Patience
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“The injuries we do and the injuries we suffer are seldom weighed on the same scales.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Pain
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“Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Originality
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“Obscurity brings safety.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: General
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“The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Adversity
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“We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Mind
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“Please all, and you will please none.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Approval
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“Appearances are deceptive.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Appearance
