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My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair. ↗

— Aeschylus

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Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime's length? ↗

— Aeschylus

#gods #his #length #lifetime #pain

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. ↗

— Aesop

#even #liar #speaks #truth #will

After all is said and done, more is said than done. ↗

— Aesop

#done #more #said #than

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ↗

— Aesop

#appoint #great #great ones #hang #office

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either. ↗

— Aesop

#both #commit #either #every #look

My father's parents were carpenters. They were also builders partly. They were painters. And several of them were very, active in the theatre and all such nonsense, you know. ↗

— Josef Albers

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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. ↗

— Aesop

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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. ↗

— Aesop

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Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency. ↗

— Aesop

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