Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
SOPHOCLESSleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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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 word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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