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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.

Sophocles

Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Death Evil Live Myself Source
Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Accuse Blame Charge Silence Support
Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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Fools Love Remember Yourself
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Justice Mistake Security
Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Best Captain Opportunity
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Darkness Destiny Escape Power Wealth
And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Act Eyes Fools Thinking
Despair often breeds disease.
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Born Despair Sick
Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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Healing One Liner Ourselves Sorrow Time
Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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Chance Help Opportunity
I 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.
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Children Fortune Goodness Myself Rise Season Shame
Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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Alone Bad Day Man Reveal Time
Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Failure Goodness Himself Man Wisdom
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Hard Work Remember Success
Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Secret See Time
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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Call Cry Milk Past Proverb

Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.

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