A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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More Sophocles Quotes
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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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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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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There is no success without hardship.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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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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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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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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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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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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