Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
SOPHOCLESIf you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
More Sophocles Quotes
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No honest man will argue on every side.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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Remember there is no success without hard work.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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