Sweet is war to those who know it not.
PINDARWrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?
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Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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Wrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?
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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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To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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Words have a longer life than deeds.
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The noblest of the elements is water.
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For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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My 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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Envy bestrides praise.
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Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.
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Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
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Success abides longer among men when it is planted by the hand of God.
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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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