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Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.

Sophocles

Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Goodness Ignore Judgment Lost Man
What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Blame Fate Fortune Worst
How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Man Profit Terrible Wisdom
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Greatness Hands Opinion Power
The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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Cruelty Goodness Soul Wicked
Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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Evil Lazy Mom
You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Day Kind Type Yourself
There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Beyond Justice Point Statement
Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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Action Fancy Knowledge Test Trial Yourself
Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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Chance Day Fear Live Man Rule
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
The truth is always the strongest argument.
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Argument One Liner Strong Truth
Despair often breeds disease.
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Born Despair Sick
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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Crime Goodness Himself Man Mistake Pride
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Advice Bad Hate

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