Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world. — dipus. Frag. 546.

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• A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
• A bad beginning makes a bad ending. — olus. Frag. 32.
• Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.
• I know, indeed, the evil of that I purpose; but my inclination gets the better of my judgment.
• Man’s best possession is a sympathetic wife.
• Man's best possession is a sympathetic wife. Antigone. Frag 164.