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A small rock holds back a great wave.

Homer

My life is more to me than all the wealth of Ilius.
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Inspirational Life Positive Wealth
There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life.
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Life Mortal Wander Worst
Many shining actions owe their success to chance, though the general or statesman receive the applause.
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Action Applause Chance General Receive Shine Success
For too much rest becomes a pain.
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Inspirational One Liner Pain Rest
I promise you I will do everything just as you ask. But come closer. Let us give in to grief, however briefly, in each other’s arms.
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Arms Close Couple Each Other Giving Grief Promise
For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother.
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Brother Friendship Heart Understand Worth
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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Fame Hands Man Skill Win
Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind.
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Confuse Difficult Dreams Mankind Sure
You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.
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Age Children Practice
It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his child to be.
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Blame Children Expect Father
Always to be best, and distinguished above the rest.
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Distinguish Inspirational
Immortals are never alien to one another.
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Alien Immortal One Liner
Many shining actions owe their success to chance, though the general or statesman receive the applause.
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Action Applause Chance General Receive Shine Success
Some things you will think of yourself, some things God will put into your mind.
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God Mind Thinking Yourself
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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Beautiful Choas Love
My every impulse bends to what is right.
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Bend Impulse Justice One Liner Right
Think not to match yourself against the gods, for men that walk the earth cannot hold their own with the immortals.
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Against Earth God Immortal Men Thinking
Light is the task where many share the toil.
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Light One Liner Share Task Team Work
Have patience, heart.
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Heart One Liner Patience
Young men’s minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.
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Change Concern Look Man Men Mind Old Young
Any moment might be our last.
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Death Life Moments One Liner
Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen.
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God Himself Listen Obey Particular
Be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
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Deed Doer One Liner Speak
The journey is its own reward.
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Journey One Liner Reward Struggle
Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.
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Heart Worst
Empty words are evil.
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Empty Evil Feeling One Liner
Better to live or die, once and for all, than die by inches.
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Die Live

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