You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
SOPHOCLESNow let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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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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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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