When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
SOPHOCLESKnowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Remember there is no success without hard work.
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Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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There is no success without hardship.
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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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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Stranger in a strange country.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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