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Of no mortal say, 'That man is happy,' till vexed by no grievous ill he pass Life's goal.

Sophocles

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Sophocles
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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Not even Ares battles against necessity.
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How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!
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Ah, race of mortal men, How as a thing of nought I count ye, though ye live For who is there of men That more of blessing knows, Than just a little while To seem to prosper well, And, having seemed, to fall?
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Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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