Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
PINDARWater is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
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To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.
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If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well.
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There is a mortal breed most full of futility. In contempt of what is at hand, they strain into the future, hunting impossibilities on the wings of ineffectual hopes.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.
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Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
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Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
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Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
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Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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Finding that the middle condition of life is by far the happiest, I look with little favor upon that of princes.
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There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
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Water is the best of all things.
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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
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To each thing belongs it’s measure. Occasion is best to know.
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Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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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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One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
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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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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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The present will not long endure.
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