Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
SOPHOCLESWhen I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
More Sophocles Quotes
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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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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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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