"We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well."
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"Wisdom cometh by suffering."
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"Good fortune is a god among men, and more than a god."
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"High fortune, this in man's eye is god and more than god is this."
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"A great ox stands on my tongue."
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"Art is far feebler than necessity."
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"This is the law: blood spilt upon the ground cries out for more."
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"For by the will of the gods Fate hath held sway since ancient days."
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"The people's awe and innate fear will hold injustice back by day, by night, so long as the people leave the laws intact, just as they are: muddy the cleanest spring, and all you'll have to drink is muddy water."
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"Report uttered by the people is everywhere of great power."
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"Number, the most excellent of all inventions."
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"The saying goes that the gods leave a town once it is captured."
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"We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity."
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"Truly even he errs that is wiser than the wise."
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"It is always the season for the old to learn."
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"Necessity is stronger far than art."
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"Jars neither of wine nor of water shall fail in the houses of the rich."
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"Nought is there in wealth That serves as bulwark 'gainst the subtle stealth Of Destiny and Doom."
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"Making it a valid law to learn by suffering."
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"The gods at will can shape a gladder strain, and from the lamentations at the graveside, a song of triumph may arise."
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