I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
SOPHOCLESIt 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.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The good befriend themselves.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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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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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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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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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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