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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.

Sophocles

The happiest life is to be without thought.
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Happiest Joy Thinking
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Greatness Grief Ourselves
God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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God Injury Punishment Return
A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Fear Hear Man
The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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Cherish Myself Strength Truth
There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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Forget Happiness Misery Present
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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Heart Spirit Thinking Wisdom Word
There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Beyond Justice Point Statement
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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Chance Day Fear Live Man Rule
Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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Beautiful Enjoyment Happiness Misery Person Talk Ugly Wealth
Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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Darkness Horror Myself
Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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Finding See Time Yourself
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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Best Born Oneself Possible Reckon
Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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Easy Medicine Sleep
Always desire to learn something useful.
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Desire Knowledge Learning
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Darkness Destiny Escape Power Wealth

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