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There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life.

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Fate is the same for the man who holds back, the same if he fights hard.
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Fate Fight Man
Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.
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One Liner Patience Performance Wise
Be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
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Deed Doer One Liner Speak
No one can hurry me down to Hades before my time, but if a man’s hour is come, be he brave or be he coward, there is no escape for him when he has once been born.
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Born Brave Come Coward Escape Hurry Man Time
The stars never lie, but the astrologers lie about the stars.
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Astrology Lie Stars
To speak his thoughts is every freeman’s right, in peace and war, in council and in fight.
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Council Fight Frredom Men Peace Right Speak War
It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his child to be.
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Blame Children Expect Father
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
The journey is its own reward.
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Journey One Liner Reward Struggle
Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing, sooner than war.
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Dance Growth Love Men Sing Sleep Tired War
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
I guess some people never change. Or, they quickly change and then quickly change back.
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Change Guess People Quick
You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.
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Age Children Practice
Noblest minds are easiest bent.
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Easy Mind Noble One Liner
For too much rest becomes a pain.
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Inspirational One Liner Pain Rest
Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.
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Heart Worst
Light is the task where many share the toil.
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Light One Liner Share Task Team Work
My life is more to me than all the wealth of Ilius.
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Inspirational Life Positive Wealth
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
My every impulse bends to what is right.
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Bend Impulse Justice One Liner Right
What are the children of men, but as leaves that drop at the wind’s breath?
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Breath Children Drop Leaf Men Wind
It is wrong to be sorry without ceasing.
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Cease One Liner Sorry Wrong
Scepticism is as much the result of knowledge, as knowledge is of scepticism.
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Knowledge Result
Each man delights in the work that suits him best.
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Business Delight Inspirational Man Work
The blade itself incites to deeds of violence.
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Blade Deed Incite Violence
Life is largely a matter of expectation.
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Expectation Life Matter One Liner
Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile.
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Alcohol Serious Smile Wine Wise Wit

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