The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance.
AESCHYLUSIt is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
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We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
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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 act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
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Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.
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In every tyrant’s heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
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We should know what is true before we break our rage.
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Know not to revere human things too much.
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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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Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?
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Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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If a man should wanton walk with crime, he shall find in death no great deliverance.
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A curse burns bright on crime
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Sweet is a grief well ended.
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Everyone is ready to speak ill of a stranger.
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