It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
SOPHOCLESNot to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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