Know not to revere human things too much.
AESCHYLUSOnly one accomplishment is beyond both the power and the mercy of the Gods. They cannot make the past as though it had never been.
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Words are doctors for the diseased temper.
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For somehow this is tyranny’s disease, to trust no friends.
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Who acts, shall endure. So speaks the voice of the age-old wisdom.
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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
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We should know what is true before we break our rage.
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Don’t try to make intelligent decisions when your brain is hyped.
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By time and age full many things are taught.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.
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Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
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Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.
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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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We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
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From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.
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It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
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