For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.

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All men have need of the gods.

All men have need of the gods.

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing...

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing...

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and...

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and...

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

I have suffered much from waves and wars, and now let this trial join the...

I have suffered much from waves and wars, and now let this trial join the...

Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt...

Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt...

Uncontrollable laughter arose among the blessed gods.

Uncontrollable laughter arose among the blessed gods.

The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a...

The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a...

Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.

And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.

Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and...

Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and...

Even his griefs are a joy, long after, to one that remembers all that he...

Even his griefs are a joy, long after, to one that remembers all that he...

How vain, without the merit, is the name.

How vain, without the merit, is the name.

Nothing shall I, while sane, compare with a friend.

Nothing shall I, while sane, compare with a friend.

The women of Greece count their age from their marriage, not from their birth.

The women of Greece count their age from their marriage, not from their birth.

She (Helen) threw into the wine which they were drinking a drug which takes away...

She (Helen) threw into the wine which they were drinking a drug which takes away...

Even were sleep is concerned, too much is a bad thing.

Even were sleep is concerned, too much is a bad thing.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his...

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one