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Timeliness is best in all matters.
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There is also an evil report light, indeed, and easy to raise, but difficult to carry, and still more difficult to get rid of.
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Aerial spirits, by great Jove design'd To be on earth the guardians of mankind: Invisible to mortal eyes they go, And mark our actions, good or bad, below: The immortal spies with watchful care preside, And thrice ten thousand round their charges glide: They can reward with glory or with gold, A power they by Divine permission hold.
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Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous deeds.
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If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.
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And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
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The man who is rich in fancy thinks that his wagon is already built poor fool, he does not know that there are a hundred timbers to a wagon.
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He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.
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So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil, turn justice from her path with tortuous speech.
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Toil is no source of shame idleness is shame.
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Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.
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The gods being always close to men perceive those who afflict others with unjust devices and do not fear the wrath of heaven.
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An income means life to wretched mortals, but it is a terrible fate to die among the waves.
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The fool learns by suffering.
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A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.
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He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.
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Of themselves diseases come upon men continually by day and by night, bringing mischief to mortals silently for wise Zeus took away speech from them. So is there no way to escape the will of Zeus
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Work is not a shame. Laziness is a shame.
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Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy.
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Inhibition is no good provider for a needy man
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