Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
SOPHOCLESThe greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Stranger in a strange country.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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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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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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Who seeks shall find.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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