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James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell

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In general, those who have nothing to say spend the most time possible not saying anything.

James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell

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Humans don't know what they possess on Earth. Perhaps it's because the majority hasn't had the opportunity to leave it and return to it.

James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell

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A thorn of experience is worth more than a forest of warnings.

James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell

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The most feared misfortunes are usually the ones that never come.

James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell

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How much confidence is inspired by an old book that time has already critiqued!

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

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Let the one who wants to be just stay away from palaces. Virtue and power do not make good siblings.

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

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Facing imminent danger, strength is what matters.

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

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Men fear the same gods they have invented.

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

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Underneath the mask of recklessness, great fears are hidden.

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

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Crime makes everyone contaminated by it equal.

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

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And rarely does luck, in its fluctuations, shape ages with goods.

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

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Flee wars, for it is less of a feeling to suffer their terror than their punishment.