We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
PERICLESInstead 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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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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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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Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. – Aeschylus Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one’s enemies with courage.
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Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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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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Better die standing than live kneeling.
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A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.
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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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For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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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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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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The marketplace is democratic.
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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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