A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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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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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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