A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
SOPHOCLESWise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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The good befriend themselves.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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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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A lie never lives to be old.
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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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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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