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" Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool. "
Sophocles
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" Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected. "
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" Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money. "
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" Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly. "
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" Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge? "
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" For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is just one more night. "
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" A man growing old becomes a child again. "
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