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All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils.

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One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love.

A man growing old becomes a child again.

A man growing old becomes a child again.

How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.

How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes, even for a short time.

Alas how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off how quick to be proved a deceiver.

Alas, how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off, how quick to be proved a deceiver.

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    Of all the bad men, religious bad men are the worst.

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