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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.

Sophocles

I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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Friendship Love Myself Word
Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Few Wisdom Word
Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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Alone Bad Day Man Reveal Time
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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Corruption Currency Kind Man Mindset Money Worst Worth
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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Failure Fake Success
What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Blame Fate Fortune Worst
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Darkness Destiny Escape Power Wealth
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Himself Luck Player Wisdom
I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Food Myself Recommend
Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
SOPHOCLES

Finding See Time Yourself
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Deception Profit Sweet
Love, you mock us for your sport.
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Funny Love Sport Yourself
The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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Dignity Kind Learning Loss Man Opinion Pronounce Right Thinking Word
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Man Oneself State
The tyrant is a child of pride.
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Children One Liner Pride

Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.

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