I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
AESCHYLUSAgainst necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn.
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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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Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
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Suffering brings experience.
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It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
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To learn is to be young, however old.
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For wherein is life sweet to him who suffers grief?
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Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears.
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Sweet is a grief well ended.
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Know not to revere human things too much.
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Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.
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It is easy for the one who stands outside the prison-wall of pain to exhort and teach the one who suffers.
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We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
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