Simple is the speech of truth.
AESCHYLUSFor somehow this is tyranny’s disease, to trust no friends.
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There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.
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We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.
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Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
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In war, the first casualty is truth.
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Only one accomplishment is beyond both the power and the mercy of the Gods. They cannot make the past as though it had never been.
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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
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You shall learn, though late, the lesson of how to be discreet.
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It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
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Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.
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I gave them hope, and so turned away their eyes from death.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
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Know yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods.
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