A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
SOPHOCLESA wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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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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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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There is no success without hardship.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Knowledge must come through action.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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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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No honest man will argue on every side.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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