They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
SOPHOCLESWithout labor nothing prospers.
More Sophocles Quotes
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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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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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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