The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
SOPHOCLESIgnorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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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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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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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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