Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
SOPHOCLESThe greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
More Sophocles Quotes
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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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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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Stranger in a strange country.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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There is no success without hardship.
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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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