They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
SOPHOCLESStubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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There is no success without hardship.
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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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No honest man will argue on every side.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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