Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
SOPHOCLESDark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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There is no success without hardship.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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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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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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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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