It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
AESCHYLUSIn every tyrant’s heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
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The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
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My will is mine, I shall not make it soft for you.
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We should know what is true before we break our rage.
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For wherein is life sweet to him who suffers grief?
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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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Honor modesty more than your life.
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Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.
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In war, the first casualty is truth.
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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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Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.
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When evil come on those we dearly love, never shall we betray them.
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Fear is stronger than arms.
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But when once the earth has sucked up a dead man’s blood, there is no way to raise him up.
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Call no man happy till he is dead.
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In every enterprise is no greater evil than bad companionship.
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