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It is commonly asserted and accepted that Paradise Lost is among the two or three greatest English poems; it may justly be taken as the type of supreme poetic achievement in our literature. ↗

— John Drinkwater

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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. ↗

— Sophocles

#base #cities #corrupts #currency #deeds

But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless. ↗

— Sophocles

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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm. ↗

— Sophocles

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There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of mortals before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad. ↗

— Sophocles

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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain? ↗

— Sophocles

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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em. ↗

— Casey Stengel

#good #hundred #million #two

From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers. ↗