Alexander Hamilton:
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government... Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be supposed steadily to pursue the public good?

Aeschylus quotes

And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
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He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
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It is always in season for old men to learn.
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Call no man happy till he is dead.
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I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.
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Death is softer by far than tyranny.
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Every ruler is harsh whose laws is new.
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God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
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He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.
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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
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It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.
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It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
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It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
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