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.
SOPHOCLESKnowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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There is no success without hardship.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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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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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Who seeks shall find.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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