How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
SOPHOCLESWhat people believe prevails over the truth.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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