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Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Homer

Youth is quick in feeling but weak in judgement.
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Feeling Judgement Quick Weak 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
There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life.
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Life Mortal Wander Worst
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
You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.
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Age Children Practice
He knew how to say many false things that were like true sayings.
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Human Nature Lie Truth
Scepticism is as much the result of knowledge, as knowledge is of scepticism.
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Knowledge Result
Too many kings can ruin an army.
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Army Business King Leadership One Liner Ruin
Fate is the same for the man who holds back, the same if he fights hard.
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Fate Fight Man
Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter.
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Die Glorious Greatness Inspirational Men Struggle
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
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Beauty One Liner Rare Wisdom Youth
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
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Gate Hate Heart Hide Man Speak
The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return.
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Hear Karma Man
Have patience, heart.
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Heart One Liner Patience
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
Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies And sure he will for Wisdom never lies.
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Frame Lie Sure Truth Urge Wisdom

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

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