Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
SOPHOCLESFor whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Stranger in a strange country.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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