It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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SophoclesSophocles 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.
SophoclesSophocles 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.
SophoclesSophocles Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
SophoclesSophocles If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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