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To err from the right path is common to mankind.

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Sophocles
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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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Man's highest blessedness, In wisdom chiefly stands And in the things that touch upon the Gods, 'Tis best in word or deed To shun unholy pride Great words of boasting bring great punishments, And so to grey-haired age Teach wisdom at the last.
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Even the stout of heart shrink when they see the approach of death.
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There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.
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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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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that's wise
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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