I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
SOPHOCLESDo 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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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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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.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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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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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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