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For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
All soils are not fertile.
All soils are not fertile.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
