"I am an exile; but it is the fault that pains; The punishment is nought; that it is deserved Is all the pain."
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"Suppressed pain chokes us; in our breasts It surges, adding ever to its strength."
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"Rare is the virtue that's not ruled by Fortune, That stands unshaken even when Fortune flees."
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"Everyone is desirous of his own pursuits, and loves To spend his time in his accustomed art."
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"Grant me profits only, grant me the joy of profit made, and see to it that I enjoy cheating the buyer!"
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"Majesty and love do not well agree, nor do they live together."
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"The art of medicine in the season lies: Wine given in season oft will benefit, Which out of season injures."
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"No man provokes me with impunity."
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"That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long."
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"The act is judged of by the event."
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"The battle is over when the foe has fallen."
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"Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?"
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"The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger appeased."
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"Fortune resists half-hearted prayers."
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"Anything cracked will shatter at a touch."
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"Fas est ab hoste doceri. One should learn even from one's enemies."
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"There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping."
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"There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating."
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"Who gives to Aristaeus honey; Or wine to Bacchus, or Triptolemus Earth's fruits, or apples to Alcinous?"
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"In an easy cause anyone can be eloquent; the slightest strength is enough to break what is already shattered."
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