When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
SOPHOCLESEvery man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
More Sophocles Quotes
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Fear? 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.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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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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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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