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Evil counsel travels fast.

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Sophocles
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Kolonos
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When ice appears out of doors, and boys seize it up while it is solid, at first they experience new pleasures. But in the end their pride will not agree to let it go, but their acquisition is not good for them if it stays in their hands. In the same way an identical desire drives lovers to act and not to act.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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A man growing old becomes a child again.
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And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool.
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God's dice always have a lucky roll.
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It can be no dishonor to learn from others when they speak good sense.
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Love is like ice in the hands of children.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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True, as unwisdom is the worst of ills
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Desire looks clear from the eyes of a lovely bride: power as strong as the founded world
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Rather throw away that which is dearest to you, your own life, than turn away a good friend.
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We must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day had been.
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There is no happiness where there is no wisdom.
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To those who err in judgment, not in will, anger is gentle.
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There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.
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For the wretched one night is like a thousand for someone faring well death is just one more night.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Not even old age knows how to love death.
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