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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
Sophocles
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool's eye.
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Do nothing secretly for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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For kindness begets kindness evermore, But he from whose mind fades the memory Of benefits, noble is he no more.
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Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority.
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