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Power gives no purchase to the hand, it will not hold, soon perishes, and greatness goes.
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Surely again, to heal men's wounds by music's spell.
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There is nothing more hostile to a city that a tyrant, under whom in the first and chiefest place, there are not laws in common, but one man, keeping the law himself to himself, has the sway, and this is no longer equal.
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Life is a short affair; We should try to make it smooth, and free from strife.
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Those who look for filth, can find it at the height of noon.
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Old age is not a total misery. Experience helps.
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Arm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable.
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Every man is like the company he wont to keep.
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The brash unbridled tongue, the lawless folly of fools, will end in pain. But the life of wise content is blest with quietness, escapes the storm and keeps its house secure.
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The bold are helpless without cleverness.
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Life is short, yet sweet.
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If we could be twice young and twice old we could correct all our mistakes.
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To the fool, he who speaks wisdom will sound foolish.
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When good men die their goodness does not perish, But lives though they are gone. As for the bad, All that was theirs dies and is buried with them.
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To an old father, nothing is more sweet than a daughter. Boys are more spirited, but their ways are not so tender.
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Only a madman would give good for evil.
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According to success do we gain a reputation for judgement.
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Remember this! No amount of Bacchic reveling can corrupt an honest woman.
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Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs.
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Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.
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The man who sticks it out against his fate shows spirit, but the spirit of a fool.
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When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.
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