A fearful man is always hearing things.
SOPHOCLESThey 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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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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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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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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