"The man who melts With social sympathy, though not allied, Is more worth than a thousand kinsmen."
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"There is nothing more hostile to a city that a tyrant, under whom in the first and chiefest place, there are not laws in common, but one man, keeping the law himself to himself, has the sway, and this is no longer equal."
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"Happy the man who from the sea escapes the storm and finds harbor."
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"The wavering mind is but a base possession."
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"Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad."
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"Courage may be taught as a child us taught to speak."
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"The best of seers is he who guesses well."
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"Old men's prayers for death are lying prayers, in which they abuse old age and long extent of life. But when death draws near, not one is willing to die, and age no longer is a burden to them."
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"To have found you is a dear happiness; and to be Apollo's son is beyond all my hopes; but there is something I want to say to you alone. Come; this is a private matter between us two - anything you tell me shall be as secret as the grave."
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"Authority is never without hate."
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"Luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy."
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"The day is for honest men, the night for thieves."
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"Sound judgement, with discernment is the best of seers"
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"Prepare yourselves for the roaring voice of the God of Joy!"
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"In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side."
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"There is something in the pang of change more than the heart can bear, unhappiness remembering happiness."
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"Necessity is harsh. Fate has no reprieve."
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"Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment."
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"If one must do a wrong, it's best to do it pursuing power-otherwise, let's have virtue."
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"Whom the gods destroy, they first make mad."
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