Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
PINDARLaw, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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The race of gods and men is one, and from one mother we both draw our breath. Yet all the difference in our power holds us apart, so that man is nothing, but the brazen floor of heaven is eternally unshakable.
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Sweet is war to those who know it not.
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Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
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It is God that accomplishes all term to hopes, God, who overtakes the flying eagle, outpasses the dolphin in the sea; who bends under his strength the man with thoughts too high.
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May God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
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In all things rest is sweet; there is sure feit even in honey, even in Aphrodites lovely flowers.
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War is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
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He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
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Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
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The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
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A good deed hidden in silence dies.
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Convention is the ruler of all.
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A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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