The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
SOPHOCLESKnowledge must come through action.
More Sophocles Quotes
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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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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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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In season, all is good.
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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No honest man will argue on every side.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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