To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
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PindarPindar Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
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PindarPindar Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
PindarPindar Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
PindarPindar Sweet is war to those who know it not.
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PindarPindar Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
PindarPindar Even genius is tied to profit.
PindarPindar The test of any man lies in action.
PindarPindar One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
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No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Ben LeeBen Lee Actor is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven’t really experienced any of that. Everyone’s been really happy for me, which is really, really great.
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Barbara MikulskiBarbara Mikulski Jealousy… is a mental cancer.
B. C. ForbesB. C. Forbes I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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