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When gods are contrary they stand by no one.

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Trust one who has gone through it.
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Experience Gone One Liner Trust
Every man’s last day is fixed. Lifetimes are brief, and not to be regained, for all mankind. But by their deeds to make their fame last: that is labor for the brave.
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Brave Death Deed Fame Gain Labor Lifetime Man Mankind Reality
Let me rage before I die.
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Die Inspirational One Liner Rage
All things by nature are ready to get worse.
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Nature Ready Worst
Rumor starts as a timid thing, But soon it covers the earth, and its voices ring, While its feet walk the ground and its head is above the clouds.
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Cloud Earth Ground Rumor Start Voice Walk
As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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Gain One Liner Rumor Spread Strength
Look with favour upon a bold beginning.
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Beginning Bold Favour Look
No day shall erase you from the memory of time.
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Erase Loneliness Memories Time
Through pain I’ve learned to comfort suffering men.
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Comfort Learning Men Pain Suffering
Every man’s last day is fixed. Lifetimes are brief, and not to be regained, for all mankind. But by their deeds to make their fame last: that is labor for the brave.
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Brave Death Deed Fame Gain Labor Lifetime Man Mankind Reality
No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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Evil Fast One Liner Rumor
Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.
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Road Sing
She has a human face and as far as the groin she is a girl with lovely breasts, but below she is a monstrous sea creature, her womb full of wolves
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Face Girl Human Sea She Women
Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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Come Death Ear Live
No benefits can be expected from war.
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Expectation War
It is easy to go down into Hell but to climb back again, to retrace one’s steps to the upper air – there’s the rub.
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Air Climb Easy Hell Step

When gods are contrary they stand by no one.

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