It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
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I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.
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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
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