But when once the earth has sucked up a dead man’s blood, there is no way to raise him up.
AESCHYLUSWe spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
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Who acts, shall endure. So speaks the voice of the age-old wisdom.
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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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His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.
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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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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 men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.
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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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Suffering brings experience.
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Don’t try to make intelligent decisions when your brain is hyped.
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Take courage; pain’s extremity soon ends.
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The high strength of men knows no content with limitation.
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There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
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Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.
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God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
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