It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
SOPHOCLESYou should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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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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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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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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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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