It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
SOPHOCLESMen of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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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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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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In season, all is good.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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