Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
AESCHYLUSFor there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
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You shall learn, though late, the lesson of how to be discreet.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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Arrogance is truly the child of impiety, but from health of soul comes happiness, dear to all, much prayed for.
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In every tyrant’s heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
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There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart’s controls.
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By the sword you did your work, and by the sword you die.
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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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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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The future you shall know when it has come; before then, forget it.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
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Horror gives place to wonder at your true account; The rest outstrips our comprehension; we give up.
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My heart’s a dance of fear.
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Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?
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