Old men are always young enough to learn with profit.
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Few men have the natural strength to honour a friend's success without envy.Aeschylus
Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.
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Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.
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To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.
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I pray for no more youth To perish before its prime That Revenge and iron-heated War May fade with all that has gone before Into the night of time. Senator Edward Kennedy quoted this passage in testimony before the Commission on Campus Unrest, July 15, 1970. Congressional Record, vol. 116, p. 24309.
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Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.
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