It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
SOPHOCLESA mind at peace does not engender wars.
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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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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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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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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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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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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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