Who seeks shall find.
SOPHOCLESWhom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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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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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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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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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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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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