He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
SOPHOCLESA man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
More Sophocles Quotes
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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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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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Who seeks shall find.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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