When all the other animals, downcast looked upon the earth, he [Prometheus] gave a face raised on high to man, and commanded him to see the sky and raise his high eyes to the stars.
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It is hope which makes the shipwrecked sailor strike out with his arms in the midst of the sea, though no land is in sight.
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Death is not grievous to me, for I shall lay aside my pains by death.
[Lat., Nec mihi mors gravis est posituro morte dolores.]
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Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.
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Agreeing to differ.
[Lat., Discors concordia.]
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