"Short is my date, but deathless my renown."
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"When a woman says nothing's wrong, that means everything's wrong. And when a woman says everything's wrong, that means everything's wrong! And when a woman says something's not funny, you'd better not laugh your ass off!"
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"For when two Join in the same adventure, one perceives Before the other how they ought to act; While one alone, however prompt, resolves More tardily and with a weaker will."
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"Death submits to no one."
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"So peaceful shalt thou end thy blissful days, And steal thyself from life by slow decays."
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"Young people are thoughtless as a rule."
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"It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive."
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"To speak his thoughts is every freeman's right, in peace and war, in council and in fight."
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"For too much rest becomes a pain."
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"Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment."
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"The god of war is impartial: he hands out death to the man who hands out death."
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"The skin of the coward changes color all the time, he can't get a grip on himself, he can't sit still, he squats and rocks, shifting his weight from foot to foot, his heart racing, pounding inside the fellow's ribs, his teeth chattering. He dreads some grisly death. But the skin of a brave soldier never blanches. He's all control. Tense but no great fear."
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"Bursts as a wave that from the clouds impends, And swell'd with tempests on the ship descends; White are the decks with foam; the winds aloud Howl o'er the masts, and sing through every shroud: Pale, trembling, tir'd, the sailors freeze with fears; And instant death on every wave appears."
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"All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious."
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"It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country."
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"The blade itself incites to deeds of violence."
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"We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth."
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"Even the bravest cannot fight beyond his power"
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"Union Rule 26: Every employee must win 'Worker of the Week' at least once, regardless of gross incompetence, obesity or rank odor."
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"You never know when an old calendar might come in handy! Sure, it's not 1985 right now, but who knows what tomorrow will bring?"
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