Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain
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Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?
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Trust my folly then, since it is best for a man truly wise to be thought a fool.
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Only when man's life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man fortunate.
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Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.
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There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
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It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
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Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
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For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.
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In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house.
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Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.
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There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
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In visions of the night, like dropping rain, Descend the many memories of pain
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The man whose authority is recent is always stern.
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The tongue of slander is too prompt with wanton malice to wound the stranger.
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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
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It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
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