“Truth is always the strongest argument.”
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“Shame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker.”
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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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“But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.”
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“You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.”
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“No speech can stain what is noble by nature.”
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“No one who errs unwillingly is evil.”
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“Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.”
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“A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist.”
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“Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.”
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“I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.”
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“All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit.”
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“War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.”
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“Who seeks shall find.”
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“Always desire to learn something useful.”
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“Wisdom outweighs any wealth.”
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“Success is dependent on effort.”
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“Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.”
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“To many men much-wandering hope comes as a boon, but to many others it is the deception of vain desires.”
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“A fearful man is always hearing things.”
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