But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
SOPHOCLESMen of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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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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Stranger in a strange country.
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