"When a wise man chooses a sane basis for his arguments, it is no great task to speak well."
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"Mankind led on by gods err all too easily."
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"My hands are clean, but my heart has somewhat of impurity."
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"When the anger of the gods is incurred, wealth or power only bring more devastating punishment."
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"Let mortal man keep to his own Mortality, and not expect too much."
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"Blood streams in sacrifice; yet anguish finds no cure."
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"Do not mistake for wisdom that opinion which may rise from a sick mind."
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"Lucky is the man who has been successful with his children and not got ones who are notorious disasters."
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"The life of men is painful."
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"Humility, a sense of reverence before the sons of heaven - of all the prizes that a mortal man might win, these, I say, are wisest; these are best."
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"A woman should be good for everything at home, but abroad good for nothing."
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"A change is always nice."
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"There is as much confusion in the world of the gods as in ours."
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"Pray the gods do not envy your happiness!"
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"Nothing's as good as holding on to safety."
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"If your life at night is good, you think you have Everything; but, if in that quarter things go wrong, You will consider your best and truest interests Most hateful."
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"To an old father, nothing is more sweet than a daughter. Boys are more spirited, but their ways are not so tender."
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"You were a stranger to sorrow: therefore Fate has cursed you."
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"Character is "a stamp of good repute on a person.""
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"The gift of a bad man can bring no good."
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