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.
SOPHOCLESChildren are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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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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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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