How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
SOPHOCLESStrike at a great man, and you will not miss.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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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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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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