Whom the gods love dies young.
MENANDERHow sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature’s way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
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If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men’s troubles and that will comfort you.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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