"Modesty is of no use to a beggar."
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"Always to be best, and distinguished above the rest."
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"The tongue of man is a twisty thing."
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"If any man obeys the gods, they listen to him also."
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"And for yourself, may the gods grant you your heart's desire, a husband and a home, and the blessing of a harmonious life. For nothing is greater or finer than this, when a man and woman live together with one hear and mind, bringing joy to their friends and grief to their foes."
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"youth is quick in feeling but weak in judgement."
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"Most grievous of all deaths it is to die of hunger."
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"For afterwards a man finds pleasure in his pains, when he has suffered long and wandered long. So I will tell you what you ask and seek to know."
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"Immortals are never alien to one another."
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"You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age."
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"All my life I've been an obese man trapped inside a fat man's body."
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"The Simpsons are going to Delaware!"
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"And endless are the modes of speech, and far Extends from side to side the field of words."
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"We cannot all hope to combine the pleasing qualities of good looks, brains, and eloquence."
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"It is no bad thing to be a king-to see one's house enriched and one's authority enhanced."
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"No trust is to be placed in women."
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"Rock stars, is there anything they don't know?"
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"Shame is no comrade for the poor, I weet."
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"The man who acts the least, upbraids the most."
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"Everything flows and nothing stays."
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