If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
SOPHOCLESHe who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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The good befriend themselves.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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