Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

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Those who appear the most sanctified are the worst.

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The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower.

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One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without.

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Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths.

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I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.

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A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head.

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I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.

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I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything.

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Where might is mixed with wit, there is too good an accord in a government.

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