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Those who have not, and live in want, are a menace, Ridden with envy and fooled by demagogues.
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Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.
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In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side.
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Where there are two, one cannot be wretched, and one not.
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Do not grieve so much for a husband lost that it wastes away your life.
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The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.
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Waste no tears over the griefs of yesterday.
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Let a man accept his destiny, No pity and no tears.
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Lady, the sun's light to our eyes is dear, And fair the tranquil reaches of the sea, And flowery earth in May, and bounding waters; And so right many fair things I might praise; Yet nothing is so radiant and so fair As for souls childless, with desire sore-smitten, To see the light of babes about the house.
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When roused to rage the maddening populace storms, their fury, like a rolling flame, bursts forth unquenchable; but give its violence ways, it spends itself, and as its force abates, learns to obey and yields it to your will.
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The daughters of Sparta are never at home! They mingle with the young men in wrestling matches.
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Those whose cause is just will never lack good arguments.
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I know indeed what evil I intend to do, but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.
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A second wife is hateful to the children of the first; A viper is not more hateful.
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Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.
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When good men die their goodness does not perish.
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Happy the man whose lot it is to know The secrets of the earth. He hastens not To work his fellows hurt by unjust deeds, But with rapt admiration contemplates Immortal Nature's ageless harmony, And how and when the order came to be.
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Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
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Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.
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Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
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