He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
SOPHOCLESMen of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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