Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
SOPHOCLESDo nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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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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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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