A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
SOPHOCLESThe kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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I 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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Stranger in a strange country.
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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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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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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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