Laziness is the mother of all evils.
SOPHOCLESDo nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Stranger in a strange country.
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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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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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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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Knowledge must come through action.
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Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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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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