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It made our hair stand up in panic fear.
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If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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All our mortal lives are set in danger and perplexity: one day to prosper, and the next -- who knows? When all is well, then look for rocks ahead.
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A broad-backed ox can be driven straight on his road even by a small goad.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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Even the stout of heart shrink when they see the approach of death.
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It's terrible when the one who does the judging judges things all wrong.
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But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for his enemies.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State; and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare - I have no use for him either.
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It is best to live anyhow, as one may; do not be afraid of marriage with your mother! Many have lain with their mothers in dreams too. It is he to whom such things are nothing who puts up with life best.
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A human being is only breath and shadow.
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To live with glory, or with glory die, This is the brave man's part.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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You don't know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?
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There is no greater evil than anarchy.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Who feels no ills, should, therefore, fear them; and when fortune smiles, be doubly cautious, lest destruction come remorseless on him, and he fall unpitied.
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