Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
SOPHOCLESHow terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
More Sophocles Quotes
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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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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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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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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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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The good befriend themselves.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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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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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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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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Who seeks shall find.
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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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No honest man will argue on every side.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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