Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
SOPHOCLESDo nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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