In every tyrant’s heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
AESCHYLUSThere are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart’s controls.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.
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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance.
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Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain.
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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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Fear hurries on my tongue through want of courage.
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Horror gives place to wonder at your true account; The rest outstrips our comprehension; we give up.
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If a man should wanton walk with crime, he shall find in death no great deliverance.
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Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?
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It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
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It’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
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Suffering brings experience.
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Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
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Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.
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