A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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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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Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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