A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
SOPHOCLESEvery man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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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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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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