The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
SOPHOCLESTo the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
More Sophocles Quotes
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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