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The tyrant is a child of pride.

Sophocles

Knowledge must come through action.
SOPHOCLES

Action Knowledge
What you can’t enforce, do not command.
SOPHOCLES

Command Enforcement Yourself
Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Expose Hide Reality Time
If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
SOPHOCLES

Help Luck Need Oneself
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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Administration Fear Law Man Obedience People Stand State
Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
SOPHOCLES

Death Evil Live Myself Source
What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Fake Friendship Greatness Wound
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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Chance Day Fear Live Man Rule
Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
SOPHOCLES

Delay Hate One Liner Truth
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Darkness Destiny Escape Power Wealth
I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Desire Myself Reality Suffering
Despair often breeds disease.
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Born Despair Sick
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
SOPHOCLES

Himself Luck Player Wisdom
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
SOPHOCLES

Advice One Liner Talk Wisdom
Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
SOPHOCLES

Darkness Horror Myself
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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God Himself Love Rule Stand Wisdom

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