"Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin."

Gain, Ruin

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"Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin."

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"Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

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"The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that you gain, because you have come with this mandate from the United Nations."

Lakhdar Brahimi, Algerian Public Servant

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"Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal."

E. O. Wilson, American Scientist

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"We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own."

George W. Bush, American President

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"Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

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"I could never gain much weight. I've always had a fast metabolism."

Marc Wallice, American Actor

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"By use you possess gain; by disuse you decline and lose."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

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"So for us any gain we had in election, one vote that we got, was a win."

Imran Khan, Pakistani Athlete

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"On the ordinary view of each species having been independently created, we gain no scientific explanation."

Charles Darwin, English Scientist

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"Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain."

Euripides, Greek Poet

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"It will not always be summer; build barns."

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"Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous deeds."

Consequence

"The fool knows after he's suffered."

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"Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace."

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"We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things."

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"At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late."

Beginning

"Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune."

Adversity

"Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it."

God

"Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better."

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"Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers."

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