Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know except pain.
AESCHYLUSFor it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one’s life.
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When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.
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My will is mine, I shall not make it soft for you.
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Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.
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Everyone is ready to speak ill of a stranger.
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It is always in season for old men to learn.
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I have not need to promise what I cannot do.
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For somehow this is tyranny’s disease, to trust no friends.
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Time, as it grows old, teaches all things.
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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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When a man’s willing and eager the god’s join in.
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Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.
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The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
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