What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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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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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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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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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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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