Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?
AESCHYLUSIt is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
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My will is mine, I shall not make it soft for you.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.
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For wherein is life sweet to him who suffers grief?
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We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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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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Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears.
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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
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Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.
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In war, the first casualty is truth.
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Wrong must not win by technicalities.
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It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
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God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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