Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool.

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For money, you would sell your soul.

For money, you would sell your soul.

No enemy is worse than bad advice.

No enemy is worse than bad advice.

To him who is in fear everything rustles.

To him who is in fear everything rustles.

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.

The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

Without labor nothing prospers.

Without labor nothing prospers.

Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.

Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still...

Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still...

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things...

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things...

No speech can stain what is noble by nature.

No speech can stain what is noble by nature.

Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.

Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to...

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to...

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

Success is dependent on effort.

Success is dependent on effort.

Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.

Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.

Not even Ares battles against necessity.

Not even Ares battles against necessity.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Always desire to learn something useful.

There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.

There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.