Call no man happy till he is dead.
AESCHYLUSWho, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?
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In war, the first casualty is truth.
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When evil come on those we dearly love, never shall we betray them.
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Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.
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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart’s controls.
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Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
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In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house.
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Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
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I have not need to promise what I cannot do.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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Simple is the speech of truth.
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Suffering brings experience.
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A curse burns bright on crime
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Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know except pain.
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It is always in season for old men to learn.
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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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Give me an answer which is plain to understand.
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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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His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.
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Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears.
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Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.
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For wherein is life sweet to him who suffers grief?
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Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.
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The high strength of men knows no content with limitation.
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Do not labor uselessly at what helps not at all.
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For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one’s life.
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