A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
SOPHOCLESThere is no success without hardship.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Stranger in a strange country.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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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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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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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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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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