Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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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What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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