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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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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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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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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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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