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.
SOPHOCLESA word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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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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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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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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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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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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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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The good befriend themselves.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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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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