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The bold are helpless without cleverness. (Euripides)
One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for. View quote
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He was a wise man who originated the idea of God. View quote
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It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband. View quote
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Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm. View quote
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Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs. View quote
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Hate is a bottomless cup; I will pour and pour. View quote
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Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings. View quote
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The wavering mind is but a base possession. View quote
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Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err. View quote
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He who believes needs no explanation. (Euripides)
To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter. View quote
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The best of seers is he who guesses well. View quote
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No one is happy all his life long. View quote
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Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails. View quote
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For with slight efforts how should we obtain great results? It is foolish even to desire it. View quote
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There is the sky, which is all men's together. View quote
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Better a serpent than a stepmother! View quote
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It is said that gifts persuade even the gods. View quote
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tell me how does it feel with my teeth in your heart! View quote
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Arm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable. (Euripides)
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. View quote
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To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. View quote
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When good men die their goodness does not perish,But lives though they are gone. As for the bad,All that was theirs dies and is buried with them. View quote
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Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force. View quote
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