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.
SOPHOCLESA wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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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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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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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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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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Knowledge must come through action.
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