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Στα πενήντα μας τέρμα οι αγάπες και οι Αντίλλες κουφαμάρα, λουμπάγκο, στριμάδα και βίδες ένας Αύγουστος ήταν κι αυτός σαν τους άλλους που σε ξέρω που σε είδα, οι ευχές είναι γι' άλλους.

-The road of excess leds to the palace of wisdom. -Prudence is a rich,ugly maid courted by Incapacity. -He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence. -A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. -The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom, no clock can measure. -If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. -The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction. -When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius, lift up thy head! -Prayers plow not! Praises reap not! Joys laugh not! Sorrows weep not! -Where man is not, nature is barren. -Opposition is true Friendship. -I tell you, no virtue can exist without breaking these ten commandments. Jesus was all virtue, and acted from impulse, not from rules. -One Law for the Lion & Ox is Oppression. -For every thing that lives is Holy. ( The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, 1790-1793 ) -Degrade first the Arts if you'd Mankind Degrade. -Empire follows Art & Not Vice Versa as Engli