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Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by. It was she who gave to man his nourishment of grain. But after her there came the son of Semele, who matched her present by inventing liquid wine as his gift to man. For filled with that good gift, suffering mankind forgets its grief; from it comes sleep; with it oblivion of the troubles of the day. There is no other medicine for misery.
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One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
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The wisest men follow their own direction.
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The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.
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Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own: [I hate a sage who is not wise for himself]
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Fortune always will confer an aura of worth, unworthily; and in this world The lucky person passes for a genius.
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Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.
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Too much zeal offends where indirection works.
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There is no bitterness to be compared with that between two people who once loved.
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My hands are clean, but my heart has somewhat of impurity.
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There is something in the pang of change more than the heart can bear, unhappiness remembering happiness.
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A wise fellow who is also worthless always charms the rabble.
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Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.
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Since luck's a nine days' wonder, wait their end.
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Since we are mortal, friendships are best kept to a moderate level, rather than sharing the very depths of our souls.
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When two souls compose a single song, The muse fans Livid wrath before long.
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Who then will dare to say I'm weak or timid? No, they'll say I'm loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.
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Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.
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There is no benefit in the gifts of a bad man.
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Pay special attention to their agony so I might take some pleasure.
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The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.
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The man that isn't jolly after drinking is just a drivelling idiot, to my thinking.
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Women's love is for their men, not for their children.
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Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much.
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