Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
SOPHOCLESTruly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
More Sophocles Quotes
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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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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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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