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Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.
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For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one.
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Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above; this is the right time for marriage.
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I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.
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If you should put even a little on a little and should do this often, soon this would become big.
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Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steer is the way to it.
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Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning.
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Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge against the poor, and the poet against the poet.
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It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.
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If thou shouldst lay up even a little upon a little, and shouldst do this often, soon would even this become great.
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He for himself weaves woe who weaves for others woe, and evil counsel on the counselor recoils.
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He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.
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Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning.
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