Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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.
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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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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There is no success without hardship.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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