We pay a high price for intelligence. Wisdom hurts.
EURIPIDESI 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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It is the wise man’s part to leave in darkness everything that is ugly.
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A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
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Some wisdom you must learn from one who’s wise.
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The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.
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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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The language of truth is simple.
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Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force.
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Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.
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God helps him who strives hard.
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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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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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Your very silence shows you agree.
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Friendship doubles your joys, and divides your sorrows.
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I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.
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Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
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