The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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No more shall ye behold such sights of woe, deeds I have suffered and myself have wrought henceforward quenched in darkness shall ye see those ye should ne'er have seen now blind to those whom, when I saw, I vainly yearned to know.Sophocles
Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still heavier than it is.
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Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.
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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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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.
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