I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
SOPHOCLESWhen I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
More Sophocles Quotes
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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There is no success without hardship.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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