What you can’t enforce, do not command.
SOPHOCLESA wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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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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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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