He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
SOPHOCLESLet men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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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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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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Stranger in a strange country.
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Remember there is no success without hard work.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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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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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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