Despair often breeds disease.
SOPHOCLESTruly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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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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There is no success without hardship.
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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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Who seeks shall find.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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