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Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.

Pericles

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
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Clear Express Ideas Knowledge Lack Power
Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wait Wise
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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Celebrity Earth Famous Memorial Men
Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
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Deceit Fair Show
It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears.
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Agrument Belly Difficult Ears
Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.
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Beautiful Love Mind Soft
For grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed.
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Death Grief Loss Want
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Danger Glory Meet Vision
Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.
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Judgment Policy
It is more of a disgrace to be robbed of what one has than to fail in some new undertaking.
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Disgrace Failure Rob
Trees, though they are cut and lopped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.
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Broken Heart Cut Destroy Easy Man Quick Tree
It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one’s enemies with courage.
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Courage Endurance Enemy Face God Resignation
Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.
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Crave Grave King Men Parents Time
As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.
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Admit Ashame Escape Measure Poverty Practical Real Shame

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