Mortal fate is hard. You’d best get used to it.
EURIPIDESWe pay a high price for intelligence. Wisdom hurts.
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In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you’ve heard the other side.
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Prepare yourselves for the roaring voice of the God of Joy!
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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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Everyone asks if a man is rich, no one if he is good.
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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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Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force.
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Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves.
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The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.
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Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream.
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Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.
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The wisest men follow their own direction.
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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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My love for you was greater than my wisdom.
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The care of God for us is a great thing, if a man believe it at heart: it plucks the burden of sorrow from him.
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Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses his past and is dead for the future.
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