The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
SOPHOCLESHe who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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Remember there is no success without hard work.
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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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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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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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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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