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Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm. (Euripides)
Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs. View quote
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Hate is a bottomless cup; I will pour and pour. View quote
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Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings. View quote
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The wavering mind is but a base possession. View quote
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Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err. View quote
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He who believes needs no explanation. View quote
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To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter. View quote
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The best of seers is he who guesses well. View quote
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No one is happy all his life long. View quote
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Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails. (Euripides)
For with slight efforts how should we obtain great results? It is foolish even to desire it. View quote
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There is the sky, which is all men's together. View quote
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Better a serpent than a stepmother! View quote
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It is said that gifts persuade even the gods. View quote
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tell me how does it feel with my teeth in your heart! View quote
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Arm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable. View quote
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Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. View quote
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To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. View quote
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When good men die their goodness does not perish,But lives though they are gone. As for the bad,All that was theirs dies and is buried with them. View quote
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Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force. (Euripides)
Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make. View quote
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The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, Is that which rages in the place of dearest love. View quote
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Silence is an answer in the eyes of the wise. View quote
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I think, Some shrewd man first, a man in judgment wise, Found for mortals the fear of gods, Thereby to frighten the wicked should they Even act or speak or scheme in secret. View quote
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Occupation: Greek Poet
Quotes count: 205
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