The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
SOPHOCLESI would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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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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