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There is much in Hesiod and Theognis and even
in Pindar and the Greek tragedians that runs parallel
to these saws.
The old Play of the Wolsungs gives several maxims
of the like type:—
Manifold are the woes of men.
No man knows where he may lodge at night;
Ill it is to outrun one’s luck.
Not many a man is brave when he is old
If he were cowardly as a child.
The doomed man’s death lies everywhere.
A good heart is better than a strong sword
When the wroth meet in fray,
For I have often seen a brave man
Win the day with a blunt blade.
The cheerful man fares better than the whiner
Whatever betide him.
All evils are meted out [by fate].
The home verdict is a parlous matter.
Wine is a great wit-stealer.
Most miserable is the man-sworn.
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