Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
SOPHOCLESIgnorance is a tough evil to conquer.
More Sophocles Quotes
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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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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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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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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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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There is no success without hardship.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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The good befriend themselves.
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