Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
SOPHOCLESA short saying often contains much wisdom.
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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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Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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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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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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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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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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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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Opportunity has power over all things.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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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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