If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
SOPHOCLESEach one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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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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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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