Opportunity has power over all things.
SOPHOCLESOpportunity has power over all things.
SOPHOCLESTruth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
SOPHOCLESOpinions have greater power than strength of hands.
SOPHOCLESThere is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
SOPHOCLESEvery man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
SOPHOCLESYou win the victory when you yield to friends.
SOPHOCLESIt is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
SOPHOCLESA wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
SOPHOCLESWhen I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
SOPHOCLESThe keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
SOPHOCLESFear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
SOPHOCLESAlways desire to learn something useful.
SOPHOCLESA mind at peace does not engender wars.
SOPHOCLESEach one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
SOPHOCLESA trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
SOPHOCLESGo then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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