How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
SOPHOCLESI recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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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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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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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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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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