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To argue with a fool is as if to bring the dead to life.

A moth is caught by glare, a fish by a bait; a man is ensnared by desire.

Truth is weightier than sacrifice.

Wealth is a great perverter.

The society of the good is a medicine.

Be generous: the tree does not refuse its shadow to the man who cuts it with his axe.

Have not too many enemies: a fierce serpent may be killed by a swarm of insects.

Poisonous trees, though watered with nectar, do not produce wholesome fruits.