"It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm."
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"Rash indeed is he who reckons on tomorrow, or happily on the days beyond it; for tomorrow is not, until today is past."
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"Old age and the passage of time teach all things."
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"To me no profitable speech sounds ill."
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"If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief."
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"Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand."
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"Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority."
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"How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!"
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"The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but since we are all likely to go astray, The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach"
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"Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool."
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"The eyes of men love to pluck the blossoms from the faded flowers they turn away."
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"When an oath is taken ... the mind is more attentive; for it guards against two things, the reproach of friends and offence against the gods."
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"For no one loves the bearer of bad tidings."
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"Wise thinkers prevail everywhere."
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"Fortune never helps the fainthearted."
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"I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am."
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"Remember there is no success without hard work."
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"Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception."
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"When I do not understand, I like to say nothing."
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"Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries."
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