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Words have a longer life than deeds.
Pindar
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Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
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Man's pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
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One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
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Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
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Though God alone never tastes woe, Yet that man is happy, and poets sing of him, Who conquers with hand or swift foot And wins the greatest of prizes By steadfastness and strength.
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Wrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?
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If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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Convention is the ruler of all.
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There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
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If one but tell a thing well, it moves on with undying voice, and over the fruitful earth and across the sea goes the bright gleam of noble deeds ever unquenchable.
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Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
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Mother of the Sun, Theia of many names, for your sake men honor gold as more powerful than anything else and through the value you bestow on them, o queen, ships contending on the sea and yoked teams of horses in swift-whirling contests become marvels.
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To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.
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