Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
SOPHOCLESMen of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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