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There is no harbor of peace from the changing waves of joy and despair. - [Peace] Time will reveal everything to posterity; it is a babbler and speaks even when no question is put. - [Time] Time will unveil all things to posterity. - [Posterity] To a father waxing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter; sons have spirits of a higher pitch, but less inclined to endearing fondness. - [Daughters] Toil says the proverb, is the sire of fame. - [Toil] Waste not fresh tears over old griefs. - [Tears] We know the good, we apprehend it clearly, but we can't bring it to achievement. - [Goodness] Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all; only our characters are steadfast, not our gold. - [Character] When love is in excess it brings a man no honor nor worthiness. - [Love] When roused to rage the maddening populace storms, their fury, like a rolling flame, bursts forth unquenchable; but give its violence ways, it spends itself, and as its force abates, learns to obey and yields it to your will. - [Mob] Who dares not speak his free thoughts is a slave. - [Daring] Who knows that 'tis not life which we call death, and death our life on earth? - [Death] Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. - [Anger] Woman is woman's natural ally. - [Women] Would that I could live without care in the middle rank of life. - [Station] Youth is the best time to be rich; and the best time to be poor. - [Youth] Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much. - quoted by Emerson [Action] Youth holds no society with grief. - l. 73 [Youth] But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay. - Alcestis (418) [Death] Sweet is the remembrance of troubles when you are in safety. - Andromeda (10, 2), (fragment) [Trouble] The divine power moves with difficulty, but at the same time surely. - Bacchoe (382) [Retribution] The first requisite to happiness is that a man be born in a famous city. - Encomium on Alcibiades, probably quoted [Cities] God helps him who strives hard. - Eumenidoe [Help] A bad ending follows a bad beginning. - Frag. Melanip. (Stoboeus) [Results] Vengeance comes not slowly either upon you or any other wicked man, but steals silently and imperceptibly, placing its foot on the bad. - Fragment [Punishment] Displaying page 3 of 4 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 [3] 4
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