Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.
AESCHYLUSHis resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.
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Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.
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But when once the earth has sucked up a dead man’s blood, there is no way to raise him up.
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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
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Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
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Time, as it grows old, teaches all things.
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Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know except pain.
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Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain.
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The high strength of men knows no content with limitation.
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God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
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Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.
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God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
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Fear hurries on my tongue through want of courage.
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I have not need to promise what I cannot do.
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In war, the first casualty is truth.
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There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.
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