The wavering mind is but a base possession.
Euripides
Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.
man
When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.
I think, Some shrewd man first, a man in judgment wise, Found for mortals the fear of gods, Thereby to frighten the wicked should they Even act or speak or scheme in secret.
There is nothing more hostile to a city that a tyrant, under whom in the first and chiefest place, there are not laws in common, but one man, keeping the law himself to himself, has the sway, and this is no longer equal.
places man
The man who melts with social sympathy, though not allied, is more worth than a thousand kinsmen.
worth man
Oh, if I had Orpheus' voice and poetry with which to move the Dark Maid and her Lord, I'd call you back, dear love, from the world below. I'd go down there for you. Charon or the grim King's dog could not prevent me then from carrying you up into the fields of light.
poetry maid light
Light be the earth upon you, lightly rest.
rest light
Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.
men
God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.
There is the sky, which is all men's together.
mind
When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.
One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
worth
Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise.
life wisdom
Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.
chance benefits
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