Man’s most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
EURIPIDESIt’s human; we all put self interest first.
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Authority is never without hate.
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Cleverness is not wisdom.
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I know indeed what evil I intend to do, but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.
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Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
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Death is the only water to wash away this dirt.
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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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Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.
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I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.
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My love for you was greater than my wisdom.
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Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
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Your very silence shows you agree.
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The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.
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No one who goes against her can win.
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Sweet is the remembrance of troubles when you are in safety.
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No one who lives in error is free.
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Arm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable.
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Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect.
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We pay a high price for intelligence. Wisdom hurts.
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For in other ways a woman is full of fear, defenseless, dreads the sight of cold steel; but, when once she is wronged in the matter of love, no other soul can hold so many thoughts of blood.
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It’s the wise man who stays home when he’s drunk.
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If the gods do evil then they are not gods.
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Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm; great good fortune comes to failure in the end.
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Friendship doubles your joys, and divides your sorrows.
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He who believes needs no explanation.
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When a man’s stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.
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Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
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