Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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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Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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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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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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