It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
SOPHOCLESBrave hearts do not back down back off.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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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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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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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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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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