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ARISTAGORAS OF TENEDOS.

Thus also doth destiny lead on the race of mortals. From Zeus there cometh no dear sign to men: yet nevertheless we enter on high counsels, and meditate many acts: for by untameable hope our bodies are enthralled: but the tides of our affairs are hidden from our fore-knowledge. Meet is it to pursue advantage moderately: fiercest is the madness that springeth from unappeasable desires.