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.
SOPHOCLESThey are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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Remember there is no success without hard work.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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