It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
SOPHOCLESMen of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
More Sophocles Quotes
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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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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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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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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Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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There is no success without hardship.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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