All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
SOPHOCLESSleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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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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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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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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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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