Love, you mock us for your sport.
SOPHOCLESTime alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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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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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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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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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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