"Of mortals there is no one who is happy. If wealth flows in upon one, one may be perhaps luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy."
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"It is in adversity that the good show their friendship most clearly; prosperity always finds friends."
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"A bad ending follows a bad beginning."
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"Oh, what a power is motherhood, possessing a potent spell. Love, Light, Blessings"
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"How base a thing it is when a man will struggle with necessity! We have to die."
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"He who believes needs no explanation."
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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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"Men make their choice: one man honors one God, and one another."
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"There is no evil as terrible as a woman."
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"Our ancestors... purged their guilt by banishment, not death. And by so doing, they stopped that endless vicious cycle of murder and revenge."
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"May he die with no joy at his end, The man who won't be troubled To unlock the keys of his heart and make a friend."
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"If the gods do evil then they are not gods."
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"I care for riches, to make gifts To friends, or lead a sick man back to health With ease and plenty. Else small aid is wealth For daily gladness; once a man be done With hunger, rich and poor are all as one."
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"Your worst enemy Becomes your best friend, once he's underground."
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"Never say that marriage has more of joy than pain."
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"It would not be better if men got what they wanted."
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"It was my tongue that swore; my heart is unsworn."
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"None can hold fortune still and make it last."
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"What good can come from meeting death with tears? If a man Is sorry for himself, he doubles death."
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"According to success do we gain a reputation for judgement."
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