Only one accomplishment is beyond both the power and the mercy of the Gods. They cannot make the past as though it had never been.
AESCHYLUSAgainst necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.
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Take courage; pain’s extremity soon ends.
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It’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
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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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The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance.
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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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There is no avoidance in delay.
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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
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Honor modesty more than your life.
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I gave them hope, and so turned away their eyes from death.
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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
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Rumours voiced by women come to nothing.
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I have not need to promise what I cannot do.
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From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.
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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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If a man should wanton walk with crime, he shall find in death no great deliverance.
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