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For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is just one more night.

~Sophocles

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Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?

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Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

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How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.

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

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I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or a weightless shadow.

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If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright.

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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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Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Poet

Born: Unknown

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