The happiest life is to be without thought.
SOPHOCLESIgnorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Who seeks shall find.
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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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