Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
SOPHOCLESA short saying often contains much wisdom.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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There is no success without hardship.
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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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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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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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Always desire to learn something useful.
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Remember there is no success without hard work.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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