It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
SOPHOCLESNo speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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