It is the wise man’s part to leave in darkness everything that is ugly.
EURIPIDESHuman misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm; great good fortune comes to failure in the end.
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Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
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Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.
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Worse than a true evil is it to bear the burden of faults that are not truly yours.
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We must take care of our minds because we cannot benefit from beauty when our brains are missing.
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The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, Is that which rages in the place of dearest love.
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Who then will dare to say I’m weak or timid? No, they’ll say I’m loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.
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Death is what men want when the anguish of living is more than they can bear.
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I know indeed what evil I intend to do, but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.
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Action achieves more than words.
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The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.
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Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man’s eyes.
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Everyone asks if a man is rich, no one if he is good.
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I loathe a friend whose gratitude grows old, a friend who takes his friend’s prosperity but will not voyage with him in his grief.
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Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
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Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses his past and is dead for the future.
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