Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
EURIPIDESI would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.
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The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.
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Of all creatures that can feel and think, we women are the worst treated things alive
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Money is far more persuasive than logical arguments.
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Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred with out a head.
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The good and wise lead quite lives.
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Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
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The stillest tongue can be the truest friend.
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In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you’ve heard the other side.
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Courage is the gift of character
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Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
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Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves.
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Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream.
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Man’s best possession is a sympathetic wife.
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The God knows when to smile.
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Surely again, to heal men’s wounds by music’s spell.
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When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.
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Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force.
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When love is in excess, it brings a man no honor, no worthiness.
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The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.
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Death is the only water to wash away this dirt.
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No one who goes against her can win.
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Stronger than lover’s love is lover’s hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make.
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Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.
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Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man’s eyes.
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Who then will dare to say I’m weak or timid? No, they’ll say I’m loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.
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The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.
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