The good befriend themselves.
SOPHOCLESEach 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.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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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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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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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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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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