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Aeschylus
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The man who does ill, ill must suffer too.
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ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Once I've picked the finest men in Athens, I'll return. They'll rule fairly in this case, bound by a sworn oath to act with justice.
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Ares ever loves to pluck all the fairest flower of an armed host.
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Sweet is a grief well ended.
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For wherein is life sweet to him who suffers grief?
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Ye waves That o'er th' interminable ocean wreathe Your crisped smiles.
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I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery.
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Myriad laughter of the ocean waves.
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Death hath a fairer fame than a life of toil.
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Fear hurries on my tongue through want of courage.
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The moving light, rejoicing in its strength, Sped from the pyre of pine, and urged its way, In golden glory, like some strange new sun.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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On him who wields power gently, the god looks favorably from afar.
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Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old.
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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
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Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
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Only through suffering do we learn
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Truly even he errs that is wiser than the wise.
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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
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But still the block of Vengeance firm doth stand, and Fate, as swordsmith, hammers blow on blow.
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