It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
SOPHOCLESStubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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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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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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