phrases, quotes, aphorisms
The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council. Victory
The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council.
Victory shifts from man to man. Victory
Victory shifts from man to man.
Remembering this, he wept bitterly, lying now on his side, now on his back, now on his face. Sadness
Remembering this, he wept bitterly, lying now on his side, now on his back, now on his face.
All men have need of the gods. Religion
All men have need of the gods.
All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious. Poverty
All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another. Honesty Lying
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside. Giving Gratitude
The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside.
A dream, too, is from Zeus. Dreams
A dream, too, is from Zeus.
By their own follies they perished, the fools. Death
By their own follies they perished, the fools.
And they die an equal death --- the idler and the man of mighty deeds. Death
And they die an equal death --- the idler and the man of mighty deeds.
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