"Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you."

Phaedrus on Evil
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"You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched."

Phaedrus on Achievement
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"An alliance with a powerful person is never safe."

Phaedrus on Agreement
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"The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking."

Phaedrus on Amusement
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"The humble are in danger when those in power disagree."

Phaedrus on Humility
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"I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty."

Phaedrus on Liberty
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"Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth."

Phaedrus on Lies and Lying
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"First appearance deceives many."

Phaedrus on Appearance
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"Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden."

Phaedrus on Appearance
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"In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name."

Phaedrus on Poverty and The Poor
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"Success tempts many to their ruin."

Phaedrus on Success
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"Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty."

Phaedrus on Tenderness
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"Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength."

Phaedrus on Wisdom
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"Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense."

Phaedrus on Wit
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