Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
SOPHOCLESA man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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In season, all is good.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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