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Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.

Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.

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There is a time when even justice brings harm.

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Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven.

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If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: 'Thou shalt not ration justice.'

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I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.

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It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

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One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love.

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Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

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Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

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How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.

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War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.

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There is a point at which even justice does injury.

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Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.

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For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not able even to have that.

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Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.

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To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.

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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

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When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a breathing corpse.

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Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.

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Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the tongue and not the deed that wins the day.

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For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds.

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The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.

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Deem no man happy until he passes the end of his life without suffering grief.

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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?

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Always desire to learn something useful.

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Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still heavier than it is.

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Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always.

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No one longs to live more than someone growing old.

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Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

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Without labor nothing prospers.

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Even a poor man can receive honors.

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A short saying often contains much wisdom.

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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.

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Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool.

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Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected.

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