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We men are wretched things.

Homer

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
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
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
The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return.
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Hear Karma Man
Always be the best, my boy, the bravest, and hold your head up high above all the others. Never disgrace the generation of your fathers. They were the bravest champions.
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Boy Brave Champion Disgrace Father Generation Inspirational
Modesty is of no use to a beggar.
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Beggar Modesty One Liner
Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.
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Empty One Liner Unsaid Wind
The roaring seas and many a dark range of mountains lie between us.
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Darkness Life Mountain Range Roar Sea
The journey is the thing.
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Journey Life One Liner Struggle Success
Take courage, my heart: you have been through worse than this.
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Courage Experience Heart Worst
The stars never lie, but the astrologers lie about the stars.
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Astrology Lie Stars
Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other’s good, and melt at other’s woe.
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Glow Goodness Heart Inspirational Learning Melt Teaching Time
Light is the task where many share the toil.
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Light One Liner Share Task Team Work
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
Pray, for all men need the aid of the gods.
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God Men Need Pray
The melancholy joys of evils pass’d, For he who much has suffer’d, much will know.
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Evil Joy Melancholy Suffering

We men are wretched things.

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