Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
SOPHOCLESWhoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
More Sophocles Quotes
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Who seeks shall find.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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In season, all is good.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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