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.
SOPHOCLESLaziness is the mother of all evils.
More Sophocles Quotes
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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In season, all is good.
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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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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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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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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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Stranger in a strange country.
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