A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Much wisdom often goes with brevity of speech.
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For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not able even to have that.
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Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.
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