The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
SOPHOCLESKnowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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No honest man will argue on every side.
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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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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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