Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
SOPHOCLESDo nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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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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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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