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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.

Sophocles

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
SOPHOCLES

Fools Love Remember Yourself
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Man Mindset Sick Wisdom
Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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Best Born Past Prize
There is no success without hardship.
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Hard Time One Liner Success
Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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One Liner Remember Reward Success
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Best Light Live Thinking
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Blind Man See
I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Desire Myself Reality Suffering
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Lying Ruin Sorry True
Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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Evil Lazy Mom
Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Children Life Mom
Despair often breeds disease.
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Born Despair Sick
Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Conquer Evil Ignorance Tough
One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Freedom Love Oneself Pain Weight Word
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Coward Fortune
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.
SOPHOCLES

Count Death Empty Happiness Hope Live Man Myself Worth

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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