Quotes
Quotes to inspire and reflect
The way up and the way down are one and the same.
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The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three.
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Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.
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Character is destiny.
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Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.
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It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.
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Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
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Much learning does not teach understanding.
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Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.
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Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.
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A man's character is his fate.
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To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.
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To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.
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Change alone is unchanging.
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If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.
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God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger.
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Eyes and ears are poor witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls.
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Big results require big ambitions.
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The sun is new each day.
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You could not step twice into the same rivers. For other waters are ever flowing on to you.
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Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.
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There is nothing permanent except change.
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One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.
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The best of seers is he who guesses well.
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass.
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No one who lives in error is free.
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No one is happy all his life long.
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Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
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Authority is never without hate.
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Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.
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In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?
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Prosperity is full of friends.
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New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.
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This is slavery, not to speak one's thought.
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When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.
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The good and the wise lead quiet lives.
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Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.
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Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes.
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Who so neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.
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Human misery must somewhere have a stop. There is no wind that always blows a storm.
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The bold are helpless without cleverness.
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Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all. only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
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Much effort, much prosperity.
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Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
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To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.
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Impudence is the worst of all human diseases.
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Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.
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