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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.

Sophocles

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Adversity Ourselves Recognition Sorrow
Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Conquer Evil Ignorance Tough
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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Call Cry Milk Past Proverb
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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Acceptance Friendship Oneself Possession
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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Count Death Empty Happiness Hope Live Man Myself Worth
Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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Best Born Past Prize
If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Help Luck Need Oneself
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Best Light Live Thinking
Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Death Evil Live Myself Source
There is no success without hardship.
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Hard Time One Liner Success
Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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Action Teaching Ugly
Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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Alone Bad Day Man Reveal Time
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Man Oneself State
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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Drink Himself Man Thirst Wisdom
Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Greatness Missing Yourself
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God

And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.

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