In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.

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The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.

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A suspicious mind always looks on the black side of things.

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Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.

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The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.

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It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.

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Pardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many.

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Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time.

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Love's wounds can be healed only by the one who inflicts them.

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The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them.

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