Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
SOPHOCLESNot to be born is, past all prizing, best.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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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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Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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