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.
SOPHOCLESA trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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