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He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
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Quotes, by Periander of Corinth , Source: his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi,
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It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is he."
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Quotes, by Periander of Corinth , Source: his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi,
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Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
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Quotes, by Periander of Corinth , Source: his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi,
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The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
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Quotes, by Periander of Corinth , Source: his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi,
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He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
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Quotes, by Periander of Corinth , Source: his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi,
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However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
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Quotes, by Periander of Corinth , Source: his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi,
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Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
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Quotes, by Periander of Corinth , Source: his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi,
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Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
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Quotes, by Periander of Corinth , Source: his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi,
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The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
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Quotes, by Periander of Corinth , Source: his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi,
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