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 Wretched the pleasure which is alloyed with a sense of danger.

Unhappy he who must pass life in the midst of perils.

To live free from danger is to know nothing of misery.

A beneficent citizen is a blessing to his country.

It is an unhappy lot which finds no enemies.

It is an unhappy lot which an enemy does not envy.

To depend on another's nod for a livelihood, is a sad destiny.

Compulsory silence is intolerable when one burns to speak freely.

Methinks you are unhappy, if you have never been so.

There is diligence in mature deliberation.

Delay is always vexatious, but it is wisdom's opportunity.

Understand your friend's character, but do not hate it.

An orator's life is more convincing than his eloquence.

Happy the man who dies before he prays for death.

You must die, but not as often as you may have wished.