Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.Aeschylus
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He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
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It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill.
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He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.
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It is always in season for old men to learn.
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Time brings all things to pass.
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But time growing old teaches all things.
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The man who does ill must suffer ill.
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Alas,
Away,
Compare,
Dash,
Fortunate,
Men,
Might,
Picture,
Shadow,
Sponge,
Them,
Unfortunate,
Wet
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