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Time waxing old can many a lesson teach.
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The gods at will can shape a gladder strain, and from the lamentations at the graveside, a song of triumph may arise.
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Words are healers of the sick tempered.
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ATHENA: You wish to be called righteous rather than act right. [...] I say, wrong must not win by technicalities.
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Since long I've held silence a remedy for harm.
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To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.
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