"All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil."
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"Without labor nothing prospers."
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"Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven."
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"Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today."
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"Kindness gives birth to kindness."
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"Much wisdom often goes with fewer words."
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"There is no success without hardship."
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"Laziness is the mother of all evils."
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"The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves."
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"There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?"
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"A human being is only breath and shadow."
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"A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind."
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"Opinions have greater power than strength of hands."
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"Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)"
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"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating."
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"Kindness begets kindness evermore."
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"Trust dies but mistrust blossoms."
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"What people believe prevails over the truth."
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"No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat."
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"None love the messenger who brings bad news."
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