Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
SOPHOCLESTo the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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In season, all is good.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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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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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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No honest man will argue on every side.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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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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