The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
SOPHOCLESGod will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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