Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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SophoclesSophocles In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
SophoclesSophocles No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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SophoclesSophocles Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
SophoclesSophocles All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
SophoclesSophocles Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
SophoclesSophocles Kindness will always attract kindness.
SophoclesSophocles The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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