I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
SOPHOCLESTime, which sees all things, has found you out.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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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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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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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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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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