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Those who look in mankind only for their own littleness, and make them believe in that, kill more than he ever will in all his wars.

— Mary Renault The Persian Boy (1972)

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It is better to believe in men too rashly, and regret, than believe too meanly. Men could be more than they are, if they would try for it. He has shown them that.

The Persian Boy (1972)

Men who hover over their opponents have no cause to evolve a science of wrestling; and Theseus is conventionally shown in combat with hulking of monstrous enemies, living by his wits.

The King Must Die (1958)

They had identified themselves with their limitations; they were making a career of them. They had turned from all other reality, and curled up in them snugly, as in a womb.

The Charioteer (1953)

It is bitter to lose a friend to evil, before one loses him to death.

The Praise Singer (1978)

But it is not for the perfect vase or the polished gem to choose their owners.

The Persian Boy (1972)

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