A curse burns bright on crime
AESCHYLUSFor it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one’s life.
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For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
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She looked just like a painting dying to speak.
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Everyone is ready to speak ill of a stranger.
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It’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
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I gave them hope, and so turned away their eyes from death.
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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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By the sword you did your work, and by the sword you die.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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By time and age full many things are taught.
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Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.
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There is no avoidance in delay.
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There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.
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My heart’s a dance of fear.
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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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Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
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