There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
SOPHOCLESTime alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
More Sophocles Quotes
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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