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Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Homer

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 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
Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen.
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God Himself Listen Obey Particular
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
The blade itself incites to deeds of violence.
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Blade Deed Incite Violence
Death submits to no one.
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Death One Liner Submit
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
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Beauty One Liner Rare Wisdom Youth
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
I guess some people never change. Or, they quickly change and then quickly change back.
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Change Guess People Quick
There is the heat of Love, the pulsing rush of Longing, the lover’s whisper, irresistible – magic to make the sanest man go mad.
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Heat Irresistible Love Lover Mad Magic Man Rush Whisper
For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother.
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Brother Friendship Heart Understand Worth
There will be killing till the score is paid.
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Kill Pay Score
Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another.
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Gate Hate Heart Hell Hide
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
Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.
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Breathe Creature Earth Life Man Weak
It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his child to be.
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Blame Children Expect Father

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

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