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Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.

Pericles

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
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Clear Express Ideas Knowledge Lack Power
Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wait Wise
Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.
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Chase Poverty Shame Work
For a man’s counsel cannot have equal weight or worth, when he alone has no children to risk in the general danger.
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Alone Children Counsel Danger Equality General Man Risk Weight Worth
Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.
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Beautiful Love Mind Soft
Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Danger Glory Meet Vision
Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
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Action Discussion Indispensable Stumble Wise
A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.
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Glory Goodness Ill Men Talk Women
Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wise
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.
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Humor Interest Politics
I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies’ designs.
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Afraid Design Enemy Mistake
Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.
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Action Capable People Politics Support Survival
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
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Imitate Model Reality
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
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Engrave Live Monument Past Stone

Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.

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