Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
SOPHOCLESMoney 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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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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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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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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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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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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