I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
SOPHOCLESSurely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
More Sophocles Quotes
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What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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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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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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