"I know how men in exile feed on dreams."
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"When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?"
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"The high strength of men knows no content with limitation."
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"Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality."
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"Remember to be submissive, thou art analien, a fugitive, and in need."
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""Reverence for parents" stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness."
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"You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense."
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"Of all the gods, Death only craves not gifts: Nor sacrifice, nor yet drink-offering poured Avails; no altars hath he, nor is soothed By hymns of praise. From him alone of all The powers of heaven Persuasion holds aloof."
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"The burning gaze of a young woman, such as hath tasted man, shall not escape me; for I have a spirit keen to mark these things."
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"It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted."
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"There's only few people who have strength to honor someone's achievement without envy."
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"Everyone's quick to blame the alien."
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"He who goes unenvied shall not be admired."
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"Hungry wailing standeth not aloof."
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"Wiles and deceit are female qualities."
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"But from the good health of the mind comes that which is dear to all and the object of prayer-happiness."
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"Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long."
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"Obstinacy standing alone is the weakest of all things in one whose mind is not possessed by wisdom."
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"The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise."
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"Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away."
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