No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
SOPHOCLESWhom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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No honest man will argue on every side.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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