The rightness of a thing isn't determined by the amount of courage it takes. - Mary Renault

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The sons of dreams outlive the sons of seed.

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The Persian Boy · February 12, 1988 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Men are better watching the seasons, and putting good into the earth, than running together in cities, where they listen all day to each other's noises and forgot the gods. Acharnai is quite far enough.

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The Last of the Wine · June 1, 2001 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

mankind piety seasons humanity

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I should think more crimes have probably been committed by chaps with inferiority complexes trying to demonstrate their virility, than even for money.

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The Charioteer · May 13, 2003 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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