Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
SOPHOCLESWho seeks shall find.
More Sophocles Quotes
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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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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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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 truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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