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What are the children of men, but as leaves that drop at the wind’s breath?

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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
Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.
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Heart Worst
There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
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Admire Confound Enemy Eyes Friendship Man People Wife
My every impulse bends to what is right.
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Bend Impulse Justice One Liner Right
Come then, put away your sword in its sheath, and let us two go up into my bed so that, lying together in the bed of love, we may then have faith and trust in each other.
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Bed Each Other Faith Love Sword Togetherness Trust
Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing, sooner than war.
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Dance Growth Love Men Sing Sleep Tired War
Most grievous of all deaths it is to die of hunger.
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Death Die Grief Hunger
A guest never forgets the host who has treated him kindly.
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Forget Guest Host Kind Treatment
The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend as to find a friend worth dying for.
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Die Difficult Friendship Greatness Worth
There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life.
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Life Mortal Wander Worst
Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.
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Empty One Liner Unsaid Wind
I know not what the future holds, but I know who holds the future.
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Future Philosophy
I guess some people never change. Or, they quickly change and then quickly change back.
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Change Guess People Quick
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
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
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Sleep Time
I detest that man, who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks forth another.
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Depth Heart Hide Man Speak

What are the children of men, but as leaves that drop at the wind’s breath?

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