All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
SOPHOCLESThe oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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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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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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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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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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