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It is more of a disgrace to be robbed of what one has than to fail in some new undertaking.

Pericles

Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think.
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Action Express Level Philosophy Themselves Thinking
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
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Alone Courage Defend Freedom Possession
For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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Celebrity Earth Famous Memorial Men
Trees, though they are cut and lopped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.
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Broken Heart Cut Destroy Easy Man Quick Tree
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
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
As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.
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Admit Ashame Escape Measure Poverty Practical Real Shame
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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Crave Grave King Men Parents Time
It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears.
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Agrument Belly Difficult Ears
Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
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Deceit Fair Show
Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.
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Judgment Policy
We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.
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Against Failure Grace Poverty Struggle
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
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
Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wise

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