None love the messenger who brings bad news.
SOPHOCLESA wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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There is no success without hardship.
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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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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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Who seeks shall find.
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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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