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Time is the wisest counsellor of all.

Pericles

It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears.
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Agrument Belly Difficult Ears
Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wise
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
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
We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
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Imitate Model Reality
Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wait Wise
Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.
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Judgment Policy
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
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
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
The marketplace is democratic.
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Demorcracy Market One Liner
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 as he grows old teaches many lessons. – Aeschylus Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor Growth Lesson Teaching Time Wise
For grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed.
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Death Grief Loss Want
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
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
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Alone Courage Defend Freedom Possession

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