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Who seeks shall find.
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Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the tongue and not the deed that wins the day.
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Not all things are to be discovered many are better concealed.
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The Greeks could be a crushing bore. I recommend dressing everyone in combat fatigues or S&M gear.
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Wonders are many, and none is more wonderful than man the power that crosses the white sea, driven by the stormy wind, making a path under surges that threaten to engulf him.
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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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In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace.
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Stranger in a strange country.
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It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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To err from the right path is common to mankind.
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What is to be taught I learn what is to be discovered I seek what is to be prayed for I sought from the gods.
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Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?
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Children are the anchors of a mother's life.
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You should not consider a man's age but his acts.
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I was not born to share the hate, but love.
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Do nothing secretly for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Heap up great wealth in your house, if you wish, and live as a tyrant, but, if the enjoyment of these things be lacking, I would not buy the rest for the shadow of smoke as against happiness.
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Wisdom is the most important part of happiness.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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