I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
SOPHOCLESYou must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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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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