Stranger in a strange country.
SOPHOCLESMen of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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The good befriend themselves.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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A lie never lives to be old.
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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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