Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
SOPHOCLESI 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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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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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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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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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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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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