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Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

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And Zeus will destroy this race of mortal men too, when they, at their birth, have grey hair on their temples.
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Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.
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Potter is potter's enemy, and craftsman is craftsman's rival tramp is jealous of tramp, and singer of singer.
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They are fools who do not know how much the half exceeds the whole.
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Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous deeds.
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No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish.
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I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.
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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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Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above this is the right time for marriage.
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The dawn speeds a man on his journey, and speeds him too in his work.
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Toil is no source of shame idleness is shame.
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The best man of all is he who knows everything himself. Good also the man who accepts another's sound advice but the man who neither knows himself nor takes to hear what another says, he is no good at all.
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Do not seek evil gains evil gains are the equivalent of disaster
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The half is greater than the whole.
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Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the aged.
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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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Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.
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The fool knows after he has suffered.
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Only fools need suffer to learn.
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And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
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