None love the messenger who brings bad news.
SOPHOCLESTime alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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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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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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