God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
SOPHOCLESGod will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
SOPHOCLESA wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
SOPHOCLESA word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
SOPHOCLESDespair often breeds disease.
SOPHOCLESWhat greater wound is there than a false friend?
SOPHOCLESI am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
SOPHOCLESNone love the messenger who brings bad news.
SOPHOCLESLove, you mock us for your sport.
SOPHOCLESNobody likes the bringer of bad news.
SOPHOCLESI recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
SOPHOCLESUgly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
SOPHOCLESA trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
SOPHOCLESBest to live lightly, unthinkingly.
SOPHOCLESIf you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
SOPHOCLESIt is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
SOPHOCLESAll concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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