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Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Aeschylus of Eleusis

Aeschylus of Eleusis

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A prosperous state honors the gods.

Euripides of Salamis

Euripides of Salamis

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It's easier to give advice than to endure adversity with strength.

Euripides of Salamis

Euripides of Salamis

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There is no man absolutely free. He is a slave to wealth, or fortune, or the laws, or else the people prevent him from acting according to his exclusive will.

Euripides of Salamis

Euripides of Salamis

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Never call a mortal happy until you have seen how, on his last day, he descends to the grave.

Euripides of Salamis

Euripides of Salamis

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What is expected does not happen, it is the unexpected that occurs.

Euripides of Salamis

Euripides of Salamis

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Virtue causes more jealousy in evil than vice.

Euripides of Salamis

Euripides of Salamis

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Ill-gotten gains result in losses.

Euripides of Salamis

Euripides of Salamis

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It is a fortunate misfortune to not have children.

Friedrich Hegel

Friedrich Hegel

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Men are nothing but the instruments of the genius of the universe.

Friedrich Hegel

Friedrich Hegel

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Being independent from public opinion is the first formal condition to achieve something great.