Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
MENANDERBy associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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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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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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