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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

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Sophocles
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Kolonos
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When trouble ends even troubles please.
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Be a thrifty steward of thy goods.
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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.
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Silence gives the proper grace to women
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger.
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It made our hair stand up in panic fear.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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