A mind at peace does not engender wars.
SOPHOCLESAll concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
More Sophocles Quotes
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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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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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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