What are the children of men, but as leaves that drop at the wind’s breath?
HOMERWhoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen.
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Scepticism is as much the result of knowledge, as knowledge is of scepticism.
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Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.
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The roaring seas and many a dark range of mountains lie between us.
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Be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
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The journey is its own reward.
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Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.
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It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive.
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If you serve too many masters, you’ll soon suffer.
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Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another.
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Any moment might be our last.
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There is no greater fame for a man than that which he wins with his footwork or the skill of his hands.
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A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time.
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To speak his thoughts is every freeman’s right, in peace and war, in council and in fight.
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Most grievous of all deaths it is to die of hunger.
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Modesty is of no use to a beggar.
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